1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (311+ words)In examining key spy authors in the geopolitical context of their times, the programme even stretched as far as God. According to one far-seeing expert God'emphasised "the absolute requirement for good intelligence, telling the children of Israel to send out…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (240+ words) Kirkpatrick, who has decades of experience as an investigative reporter, is an ideal guide...is a really good idea'even though it is actually the worst idea ever." Read the story " Cover by Victoria Tentler-Krylov Going to...and artist looks back…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (430+ words)The first pairing of acclaimed filmmakers Powell and Pressburger produces a tight story of a WWII German U-boat in British waters. "U-Boat 29:" Spy Work in Hostile Waters NR | 1h 17m | Spy, Thriller, War | 1939 Films drift into the world on their own schedules;…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (432+ words)The literary world has lost a true maverick with the passing of Len Deighton, a man who, in my opinion, revolutionized the spy novel genre. His impact on postwar fiction is undeniable,...continues to resonate with readers and writers alike....

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (697+ words)The Gazette spoke with Ava Glass, the queen of spy fiction, about her new novel, visiting Basingstoke...authors, Ruth Ware and Ellie Griffiths, to celebrate the release of her new novel, The Hiding Season. Ava said: "I think it's…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1721+ words) Vadim Nikitin " Among the Private Spies: Christopher Steele's Assertions'London Review of Books Among the Private Spies "The name's Steele, Christopher Steele.' That's the way a former MI6 operative who wrote the notorious dossier alleging collusion between Trump and Putin introduced himself…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (402+ words) Henry Sherman and Phil Coughlin celebrate the wit and skill of Len DeightonYour fascinating article (Len Deighton, spy novelist and author of The Ipcress File, dies aged 97, 17 March) and obituary (17 March) on Len Deighton refers to the wisecracking dialogue in…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (360+ words)The Portland spy ring trial began on 13 March 1961. The BBC reported on a Cold War tale of espionage, adultery, exorcism " and a deceptively ordinary-looking bungalow. The enduring image of a Cold War spy swap is of two freed captives walking…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (197+ words) Remembering Len Deighton: Master of the Spy Thriller'Devdiscourse Remembering Len Deighton: Master of the Spy Thriller Len Deighton, celebrated for his stylish and iconic spy thrillers, has passed away at 97. Known for 'The IPCRESS File,' Deighton left an indelible mark…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (80+ words)The Ipcress File and the reinvention of spy fiction From page to screen'and back again A life that stitched...everyday life Why Deighton's realism still resonates The human center of a sprawling career A broader perspective...alongside contemporary novels that…...