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d4doome<p>Castle Minerva, a 1955 psychological spy novel by Victor Canning. A British ex-spy has to babysit a prince. Lots of moral murkiness. Bad guys doing things for comprehensible motives. Gritty realism in the Graham Greene-Eric Ambler style.Superb.</p><p>My review: <a href="https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2024/10/victor-cannings-castle-minerva.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vintagepopfictions.blogspot.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2024/10/victor-cannings-castle-minerva.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vintagethriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagethriller</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vintagethrillers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagethrillers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spyfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spyfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spythriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spythriller</span></a> #<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spythrillers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spythrillers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/VictorCanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VictorCanning</span></a></p>
d4doome<p>The Ambushers, published in 1963, Donald Hamilton’s sixth Matt Helm spy thriller. Helm has to assassinate a rebel leader and rescue an American agent. Lots of double-crosses and moral murkiness and some scores to settle. Superb spy fiction.</p><p>My review: <a href="https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2024/09/donald-hamiltons-ambushers.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vintagepopfictions.blogspot.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2024/09/donald-hamiltons-ambushers.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vintagethriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagethriller</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vintagethrillers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagethrillers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spyfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spyfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/DonaldHamilton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldHamilton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/MattHelm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MattHelm</span></a></p>
d4doome<p>Philip Atlee's The Irish Beauty Contract is a routine 1966 Joe Gall spy novel. Embittered ex-CIA man Joe Gall is now a US Government hitman. This time he has to watch someone but not kill him. The background is good but the book lacks energy. </p><p>My review: <a href="https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2024/08/philip-atlees-irish-beauty-contract.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vintagepopfictions.blogspot.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2024/08/philip-atlees-irish-beauty-contract.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spyfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spyfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vintagethriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagethriller</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vintagethrillers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagethrillers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spythriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spythriller</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spythrillers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spythrillers</span></a></p>
d4doome<p>Peter O’Donnell’s The Impossible Virgin starts when a Soviet spy dies in a bush hospital in Tanzania. Modesty Blaise is the temporary nurse. There's an impossible virgin who must remain a virgin, and a gorilla. A fine 1971 Modesty Blaise novel.</p><p>My review: <a href="https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2024/08/peter-odonnells-impossible-virgin.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vintagepopfictions.blogspot.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2024/08/peter-odonnells-impossible-virgin.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vintagethrillers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagethrillers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vintagethriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagethriller</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spyfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spyfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spythriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spythriller</span></a> spythrillers <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/PeterODonnell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeterODonnell</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ModestyBlaise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ModestyBlaise</span></a></p>
d4doome<p>West of Jerusalem, from 1967, one of a handful of Gérard de Villiers Malko spy novels translated into English. Austrian prince and CIA agent Malko has to impersonate the Director of the CIA who has jumped to his death. Fine action and suspense.</p><p>My review: <a href="https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2024/08/malko-west-of-jerusalem.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vintagepopfictions.blogspot.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2024/08/malko-west-of-jerusalem.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vintagethrillers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagethrillers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vintagethriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagethriller</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spyfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spyfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spythriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spythriller</span></a> spythrillers <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/malko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malko</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GerarddeVilliers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GerarddeVilliers</span></a></p>
d4doome<p>Jimmy Sangster was a hugely successful screenwriter. His 1968 novel Touchfeather slots neatly into the “glamorous sexy lady spy” genre. A glamorous airline stewardess is really a spy. Cynical, and has some real punch. A great sexy spy thriller.</p><p>My review: <a href="https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2024/06/jimmy-sangsters-touchfeather.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vintagepopfictions.blogspot.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2024/06/jimmy-sangsters-touchfeather.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vintagethrillers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagethrillers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vintagethriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagethriller</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spyfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spyfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spythriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spythriller</span></a> spythrillers <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/JimmySangster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JimmySangster</span></a></p>
d4doome<p>The Dragon’s Eye is a 1969 spy novel by Scott C.S. Stone. A reporter is forced to aid the defection of a high Chinese official. Makes good use of exotic settings. Captures the severely paranoid flavour of the Cold War. A good pulp spy thriller.</p><p>My review: <a href="https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2024/05/scott-cs-stones-dragons-eye.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vintagepopfictions.blogspot.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2024/05/scott-cs-stones-dragons-eye.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vintagethrillers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagethrillers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vintagethriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagethriller</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spyfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spyfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spythriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spythriller</span></a> spythrillers</p>
d4doome<p>Desmond Cory’s Trieste, published in 1954, a Johnny Fedora spy thriller. Johnny's girlfriend, a freelance spy captured by the Soviets, is part of an exchange of captured spies. A good solid tough Cold War spy thriller with some nice twists and a femme fatale.</p><p>My review: <a href="https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2024/05/desmond-corys-trieste-aka-intrigue.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vintagepopfictions.blogspot.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2024/05/desmond-corys-trieste-aka-intrigue.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vintagethrillers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagethrillers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vintagethriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagethriller</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spyfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spyfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spythriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spythriller</span></a> spythrillers <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/DesmondCory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DesmondCory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/JohnnyFedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnnyFedora</span></a></p>
Aceade<p>Pinning my ongoing <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/creativeWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativeWriting</span></a> projects:</p><p>Connacht Disaster Zone: a dark <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/historicalFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>historicalFantasy</span></a> series set around the ruins of the dwarven homeland of <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Connemara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Connemara</span></a>, with over 35 completed <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/shortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortStories</span></a>. Also delves a bit into <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spyFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spyFiction</span></a> at times.</p><p><a href="https://aceade.net/connacht-disaster-zone/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aceade.net/connacht-disaster-z</span><span class="invisible">one/</span></a></p><p>Remittance Witch: a twist on the "remittance man" character of <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Westerns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Westerns</span></a>, set in a constructed <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> world. It's basically "a Western with magic".</p><p><a href="https://aceade.net/remittance-witch/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">aceade.net/remittance-witch/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
d4doome<p>Callan Uncovered is a collection of the Callan short stories written by James Mitchell. Callan is the greatest TV spy series of all time. It worked better as a TV series but the short stories are subtly different and worthwhile if you're a fan.</p><p>My review: <a href="https://cult-tv-lounge.blogspot.com/2023/10/callan-uncovered.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cult-tv-lounge.blogspot.com/20</span><span class="invisible">23/10/callan-uncovered.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/culttv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>culttv</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/culttelevision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>culttelevision</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/JamesMitchell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JamesMitchell</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spyfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spyfiction</span></a></p>
d4doome<p>The Hell-Makers contains three excellent early Modesty Blaise comic-strip adventures by Peter O’Donnell, drawn by Jim Holdaway. With some insights into the Modesty-Willie relationship. The Modesty Blaise comics are just as good as the novels.</p><p>My review: <a href="https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2023/10/modesty-blaise-hell-makers.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vintagepopfictions.blogspot.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2023/10/modesty-blaise-hell-makers.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vintagethriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagethriller</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vintagethrillers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagethrillers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spyfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spyfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/PeterODonnell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeterODonnell</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ModestyBlaise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ModestyBlaise</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/1960scomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1960scomics</span></a></p>
d4doome<p>Bloody Sunrise from 1965, second of Mickey Spillane’s Tiger Mann spy novels. Tiger works for a private spy agency. He doesn't have to play by the rules. This tale involves a defector and a woman who isn't who she appears to be. Good stuff.</p><p>My review: <a href="https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2023/09/mickey-spillanes-bloody-sunrise.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vintagepopfictions.blogspot.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2023/09/mickey-spillanes-bloody-sunrise.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spyfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spyfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vintagethriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagethriller</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vintagethrillers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagethrillers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/MickeySpillane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MickeySpillane</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/TigerMann" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TigerMann</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/pulpfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pulpfiction</span></a></p>
d4doome<p>The Chinese Visitor (1965), James Eastwood’s first Anna Zordan spy novel. It belongs to the sexy lady spy sub-genre. Anna is an expert seductress which is useful although she can certainly handle herself in other situations. Good fun.</p><p>My review: <a href="https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2023/08/james-eastwoods-chinese-visitor.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vintagepopfictions.blogspot.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2023/08/james-eastwoods-chinese-visitor.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/pulpfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pulpfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spyfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spyfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spythriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spythriller</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spythrillers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spythrillers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ladyspies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ladyspies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/AnnaZordan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnnaZordan</span></a></p>
d4doome<p>Kenneth Royce’s 1970 spy novel The XYY Man is about a cat burglar recruited as a spy but with an interesting psychiatric twist. He can't help being a thief. Gritty, action-packed with a serious edge and highly entertaining. Highly recommended.</p><p>My review: <a href="https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2023/08/kenneth-royces-xyy-man.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vintagepopfictions.blogspot.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2023/08/kenneth-royces-xyy-man.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spyfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spyfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/KennethRoyce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KennethRoyce</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spythriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spythriller</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spythrillers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spythrillers</span></a></p>
d4doome<p>The Black Pearl (Modesty Blaise) collects four of 1960s Modesty Blaise comic-strip adventures by Peter O’Donnell. If you only know the novels you really should check out the comics. Fun exciting stylish slightly sexy comics for grown-ups.</p><p>My review: <a href="https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2023/07/the-black-pearl-modesty-blaise.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vintagepopfictions.blogspot.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2023/07/the-black-pearl-modesty-blaise.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spyfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spyfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/graphicnovel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>graphicnovel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/graphicnovels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>graphicnovels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/PeterODonnell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeterODonnell</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ModestyBlaise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ModestyBlaise</span></a></p>
d4doome<p>The Bright Blue Death, a 1967 Nick Carter Killmaster spy novel. There are super-lasers and a dead scientist who has turned blue, literally. There's a splendid crazy bad girl and a fine kinky megalomaniac villain. Great pulp spy thriller stuff.</p><p>My review: <a href="https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2023/07/nick-carter-bright-blue-death.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vintagepopfictions.blogspot.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2023/07/nick-carter-bright-blue-death.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spyfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spyfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vintagethriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagethriller</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vintagethrillers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagethrillers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/pulpfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pulpfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nickcarter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nickcarter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nickcarterkillmaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nickcarterkillmaster</span></a></p>
d4doome<p>I, Lucifer (1967), the third of Peter O’Donnell’s superb Modesty Blaise novels. Modesty finds herself up against Lucifer, a disturbed young man with unusual powers. He thinks he is Lucifer. The novel is clever, witty and great fun.</p><p>My review: <a href="https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2023/06/peter-odonnells-i-lucifer-modesty.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vintagepopfictions.blogspot.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2023/06/peter-odonnells-i-lucifer-modesty.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spyfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spyfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/PeterODonnell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeterODonnell</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ModestyBlaise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ModestyBlaise</span></a></p>
d4doome<p>E. Howard Hunt, Watergate conspirator and CIA agent, wrote many excellent hardboiled crime and spy novels. As David St John he wrote Diabolus in 1971. A hugely enjoyable lurid occult/spy thriller featuring drugs, satanic cults and sex orgies.</p><p>My review: <a href="https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2023/05/e-howard-hunts-diabolus.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vintagepopfictions.blogspot.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2023/05/e-howard-hunts-diabolus.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spyfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spyfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/occultthriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>occultthriller</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/occultthrillers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>occultthrillers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/EHowardHunt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EHowardHunt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/pulpfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pulpfiction</span></a></p>
d4doome<p>La Machine was the first-ever Modesty Blaise comic strip, and the first-ever Modesty Blaise story. It’s included, along with the next two adventures, in the first of the Titan Books volumes collecting the comic strips in book form. Great stuff.</p><p>I should add that Peter O'Donnell's Modesty Blaise comics are much much better than the movie.</p><p>My review: <a href="https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2023/05/modesty-blaise-la-machine-long-lever.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vintagepopfictions.blogspot.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2023/05/modesty-blaise-la-machine-long-lever.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/comicstrips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/PeterODonnell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeterODonnell</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ModestyBlaise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ModestyBlaise</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spyfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spyfiction</span></a></p>
d4doome<p>Francis Durbridge's The World of Tim Frazer is a 1962 spy novel based on his 1960-61 TV serial (which sadly has not survived). A very ordinary man gets mixed up in the murky world of espionage, just the sort of thing Durbridge did very well.</p><p>My review: <a href="https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2018/10/francis-durbridges-world-of-tim-frazer.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vintagepopfictions.blogspot.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2018/10/francis-durbridges-world-of-tim-frazer.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spynovels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spynovels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spyfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spyfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vintagethriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagethriller</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vintagethrillers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagethrillers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/FrancisDurbridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FrancisDurbridge</span></a></p>
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