Long Bond: SPECTRE (film review) 2015
Spectre Spectre, the latest James Bond movie rolled into town this month, just in time for the holidays. I caught it yesterday afternoon at the local movie tavern, a nice place to watch a digital…
Gothic Detection: THE FANTASY BOOK MURDERS by John Walters
The Fantasy Book Murders by John Walters (2014, Amazon Digital Services) The Fantasy Book Murders is an excellent example of how genres are crossed to make a great book. Every so often I read a book…
The Great Spielberg Game: BRIDGE OF SPIES (film review)
Bridge of Spies Last week I caught up with the latest Steven Spielberg retro movie: Bridge of Spies, written by the Coen Brothers and starring Tom Hanks. Once again I managed to see it at…
The Mystic Orient: BARON ORGAZ by Frank Lauria
Baron Orgaz by Frank Lauria (Open Road Media, 2015) Baron Orgaz is one of several Doctor Orient novels by Frank Lauria. I first heard of Dr. Orient from writer Derrick Ferguson who referred to…
The Condor Continues: SHADOW OF THE CONDOR by James Grady
Shadow of the Condor by James Grady (Dell, 1975) Shadow of the Condor is the 1975 sequel to James Grady’s Six Days of the Condor. It’s not an easy book to find and my worn…
The Nuclear Option: KISS ME DEADLY (1955)
Last week I had the chance to see Kiss Me Deadly on a big screen. Our local art cinema house, Phoenixville’s Colonial Theater had the opportunity to show the classic film from a nice 35mm…
She Who Must Be Satisfied: TRIANGLE OF POWER By John Russel Fearn (Golden Amazon 9-3)
Triangle of Power by John Russel Fearn (Wild Side Press, 1950, reprint 2012) As I continue to read more or John Fearn’s Golden Amazon books, I admit that the man was one of the last…
Where’s Waverly: THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.,2015 (film review)
Since 2015 is the year of the spy movie, I’ve been eagerly awaiting for the big-screen version of The Man From UNCLE.
CIA on the Run: SIX DAYS OF THE CONDOR by James Grady
Six Days of The Condor is one of those books everyone can reference even if few have read it.
Love and Aristos: HOST OF EXTRAS by James Leasor
If you have ever seen the David Niven movie Where the Spies Are, you will be familiar with Host of Extra‘s author James Leasor (1923-2007).