It’s not often that a prequel can outshine the original, but such is the case with The Coldest Winter, where Antony Johnston weaves a tale even more gripping than the one he told in The Coldest City. Also set in Berlin, yet taking place eight years prior to the events of City, The Coldest Winter finds us in the midst of the Cold War with a more complex and thrilling spy noir story. The back cover reads; “After a string…
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A Spoiler Free Review “The Coldest City” (Source of Atomic Blonde) by Antony Johnston
Have you seen the trailer for Atomic Blonde starring Charlize Theron? Looks good right? It does, but I wanted to take a dive into the source material, because I’m that guy. So I picked up a copy of “The Coldest City,” a graphic novel, by Antony Johnston, and without spoilers, here’s my review.
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Deighton delivers another wonderful espionage hero in An Expensive Place to Die
Is this a short story that reads like a novel or a novel that reads like a short story? Either way it’s difficult to pin down exactly why An Expensive Place to Die is a quick and fun read except to say that it was written by Len Deighton, and if you like his stuff, you like his stuff.
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The Billion Dollar Brain by Len Deighton is Still Relevant Today (Spoiler Free Review)
The fourth and final novel in the unnamed spy series by Len Deighton, The Billion Dollar Brain, is brilliant.
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Len Deighton’s Funeral in Berlin is a Cool Cold War Thriller
Funeral in Berlin is the third installment in Len Deighton’s unnamed spy series, most commonly known as the Harry Palmer series, because of the films made based on four of the books, this one included.
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