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Red Lily – Janice Graham
(Reviewed by JD Jung) If you’re a fan of novels where nothing is as it seems—where every character harbors a secret and the truth lies buried beneath layers of deception, then Red Lily is for you. What begins as an … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged communism, cozy mystery, espionage, Paris, Soviet Union
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A Divided Life: A Personal Portrait of the Spy Donald Maclean – Robert Cecil
(Reviewed by Ila Bullinger) Who was Donald Mclean? The son of a parliament member born to class in Marylebone, London in 1913. He was privileged, educated, handsome and charismatic. So why did he become a spy? Could you be persuaded … Continue reading
Havana Libre – Robert Arellano
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…now that doctors are malnourished malcontents while dropouts driving tourist taxis are relative millionaires.” Twenty -eight year old Dr. Manolo Rodriguez, a pediatrician for the national medical service in Havana, Cuba, resents how most of the … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction, Political fiction
Tagged book reviews, Castro, communism, Cuba, political history
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