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Ashenden (1928)
Episode 95
Throughout the first World War, acclaimed novelist W. Somerset Maugham worked for British Intelligence in Switzerland. Under cover as a writer, Maugh…
1 year, 8 months ago
LTP 007: Icebreaker (1983)
Episode 94
Happy New Year! Our survey of John Gardner's continuation novels carries on with a chat over his third effort. If, like many, you buy into the belief…
1 year, 9 months ago
2024 Review & Holiday Quiz
Episode 93
Our final episode of 2024 looks back on an entertaining year of reading for the show. We also present our rankings for each text covered and share in…
1 year, 9 months ago
Hercule Poirot's Christmas (1938)
Episode 92
It's Christmas at Gorston Hall and the Lee family is preparing to welcome family home for the holidays at the behest of grizzled, mischievous patriar…
1 year, 10 months ago
Enter the Saint (1930)
Episode 91
Despite first appearing on the scene in 1928's "Meet the Tiger", author Leslie Charteris promoted this volume from 1930 as the proper introduction of…
1 year, 10 months ago
Phantom Lady (1942)
Episode 90
Scott Henderson is facing execution for a murder he didn't commit and the countdown clock is ticking. His only chance of reversing fortune rests in a…
1 year, 11 months ago
LTP 007: For Special Services (1982)
Episode 89
In his second continuation novel, John Gardner returns Bond to the USA and reunites readers with some canonical staples. Motivated by a recent spate …
2 years ago
SoHo Sins (2016)
Episode 88
Richard Vine's debut novel transports readers to the sharp, seedy world of Manhattan art shows, broken hearts and criminal enterprise. What starts as…
2 years ago
The Mask of Dimitrios (1939)
Episode 87
Who killed Dimitrios Makrupoulos?
That’s what obsessive mystery writer Charles Latimer is eager to find out in Eric Ambler’s classic thriller from 193…
2 years, 2 months ago
LTP 007: Licence Renewed (1981)
Episode 86
Our look at the post-Fleming world of 007 continues with "Licence Renewed", John Gardner's inaugural outing and the first James Bond novel of the 198…
2 years, 2 months ago