Espionage Novels

[A Cousin]

(03-07-2011 04:51 PM)Tea Lady Wrote:  I am just nearing the end of Stella Rimington's first novel "At Risk." I think it is the first of, now 4 novels, with the main character Liz.

This is a new genre for me. If I learn nothing else from starting this thread its that Rimington has 4 novels out! I had no idea!

Has anyone else read her later novels for comparison?

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(06-07-2011 09:08 PM)Naivety Wrote:  I read The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, because it seemed essential background research for the next Spooks series. I loved it for being gritty and dark. It was certainly in a class of its own.

I did the same thing for the same reason. I am convinced that Alec White in S9 was a subtle tip of the hat to Alec Leamas. I enjoyed it, I have now moved onto Tinker, Tailor... which I find to be even better. It is a much more lush novel in plot as well as character. le Carre takes his time in it. I have had some difficulty keeping the characters straight in my mind but with the help of the upcoming movie casting, I'm getting better. That and a great chapter in which Smiley reminisces about all of their histories and personalities.