Back in 2016 the BBC had success with The Night Manager, an adaptation of the John le Carre novel. Since then they have been busy adapting his earlier novel The Little Drummer Girl. Now a
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War of the Wolf by Bernard Cornwell out now
The Rhythm Section by Mark Burnell reissue
I just spotted this reissue in a bookshop today. When I looked it up online I discovered it was published yesterday. The Rhythm Section is the first of four thrillers by Mark Burnell featuring the
Read moreMetropolis by Philip Kerr preview
Philip Kerr sadly died earlier this year. Fortunately for his readers he had already completed his fourteenth Bernie Gunther book. Titled Metropolis it is to be published on 4 April 2019. Based on the blurb
Read moreMunich by Robert Harris paperback out now
Just a quick note to say that Munich, the latest novel by Robert Harris, is now out in paperback. MUNICH, SEPTEMBER 1938 Hitler is determined to start a war. Chamberlain is desperate to preserve the
Read moreLight Touch by Stephen Leather review
Light touch is the 14th book in Stephen Leather’s long running series featuring former SAS soldier Dan Shepherd. As with the other books in the series the book starts with Shepherd and his team in
Read moreThe Dark Tower by Stephen King tie-in
The first book in Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series, The Gunslinger, is getting a movie tie-in edition next week. I’m a big fan of the series having read them back around 2003/2004. However to
Read moreA Divided Spy by Charles Cumming out in paperback
Just a quick alert that A Divided Spy by Charles Cumming is out now in paperback. This is the third novel in the Thomas Kell series and I enjoyed reading it last year in hardback.
Read morePoldark Black Moon and Four Swans Tie-in editions
Much to my surprise series three of Poldark is almost upon us. I had thought it would be unlikely to be broadcast before the end of the year. In any case it starts on BBC1
Read moreBBC’s SS-GB Adaptation Air Date
Just a quick alert that according to the trailers I saw the first episode of the BBC’s adaptation of Len Deighton’s SS-GB is set to air on Sunday 19 February 2017.
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