Category Archives: Spy/Covert Operatives

The Summer Guests by Tess Gerritsen

Posted on May 16, 2025 by bseat

One of the risks in reading a series is that the second or third books may not be as wonderful as the first book you read. That is not, however, a problem with this second installment in Gerritsen’s new Martini … Continue reading →

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Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn

Posted on April 25, 2025 by bseat

The four senior citizen assassins from Killers of a Certain Age are called back into service and they are more than ready to be back in action. After all there is only so much yoga and watercolor classes a person … Continue reading →

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The Seventh Floor by David McCloskey

Posted on April 11, 2025 by bseat

A good spy novel makes me very happy! It’s even better is when a former CIA agent is the author because you get a sense of truth and reality in the writing. But when the former CIA agent has a … Continue reading →

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The Eyes of the Queen by Oliver Clements

Posted on December 13, 2024 by bseat

I have to say that I tend to like historical fiction and novels about spies. So if you combine the two? Well let’s just say I was all over this series as soon as I found about it! John Dee … Continue reading →

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The Helsinki Affair by Anna Pitoniak

Posted on August 9, 2024 by bseat

Spy novels are always fun to read when it is so hot outside you can’t even open the front door or if you are sipping lemonade at the beach.  Regardless of your environment, this new novel by Anna Pitoniak will … Continue reading →

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Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen

Posted on July 26, 2024 by bseat

Where do spies go to retire? What happens when old foes and a mission gone wrong come back to haunt you and force you out into the open when you are no longer protected by the agency? These are the … Continue reading →

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The Mitch Rapp Novels by Vince Flynn and Kyle Mills

Posted on July 12, 2024 by bseat

My guilty pleasure is reading suspense action thrillers. Recently I got back into reading the whole Mitch Rapp series from the beginning. I was really needing some escapist novels right now where there is a “good guy” who creatively uses … Continue reading →

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To The Lions by Holly Watt

Posted on November 17, 2023 by bseat

Casey Benedict is a rising investigative reporter for the London Post. Using her wide network of sources she has exposed countless corrupt and scandalous activities of the powerful and the elite. Sometimes this means that she goes undercover to get … Continue reading →

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The Accomplice by Joseph Kanon

Posted on July 28, 2023 by bseat

Joseph Kanon is one of those authors I go back to over and over again. His research is impeccable, his plots are unique and interesting and his characters aren’t necessarily heroic, but they do rise to the occasion when they … Continue reading →

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Two Nights In Lisbon by Chris Pavone

Posted on July 7, 2023 by bseat

There is a delicate balance that authors who write in a particular genre must tread. They must not disappoint their current readers and fans, but do want to attract new readers. An author may also have a certain perspective or … Continue reading →

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