Author: James Yardley Publisher: Michael Joseph Ltd. Published: 1970 Kiss the Boys & Make them Die is the first book in James Yardley’s two book Kiss Darling series. Kiss is not a spy but a super-sexy insurance investigator, but nonetheless she traipses around the world investigating criminal enterprises – so she is worthy of being [...]
18Nov11
Kiss the Boys & Make them Die
6Nov11
Day of Mourning
Author: Stephen Mertz Publisher: Worldwide: Gold Eagle Based on characters created by Don Pendleton Published: February 1984 Book No: 62 Despite the cover image I have posted above, the Australian editions of Day of Morning (and Dead Man Running) did not feature the red foil stamping on the name Mack Bolan – and as such [...]
Author: Mike Newton Publisher: Worldwide Gold Eagle Published: 2003 Book No. 133 Based on characters created by Richard Sapir and Warren Murphy To suggest that I am an expert on the Destroyer series, after only reading two books, would be the height of arrogance. So accept my comments as broad generalisations. Yesterday, I looked at [...]
3Nov11
The Destroyer: The Head Men
Author: Richard Sapir & Warren Murphy Publisher: Pinnacle Books Published: 1977 Book No: 31 I remember when the Destroyer movie came out in the mid 1980′s. I was very excited about it. That wasn’t because I was a fan of the Destroyer books – and in fact, The Head Man, which I am reviewing here, [...]
Written by Lee Falk Illustrated by Sy Barry The Great Web of Spidera is a Phantom story from 1965. The tale starts with an oil geologist, named Eliot, and his pilot flying over the Bengali jungles when they encounter a severe storm and are blown off course. Flying low to spot landmarks, Elliot spies a [...]
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Tagged Mysterious Order of the Skeleton Suit, The Ghost Who Walks, The Phantom
Tagged Mysterious Order of the Skeleton Suit, The Ghost Who Walks, The Phantom
5Oct11
The Phantom: The 12 Tasks
By Lee Falk and Ray Moore (and Winston McCoy) Originally published: 29th December 1946 – 29th June 1947 Any look at The Phantom would not be complete without a look at the comic strip where it all began. The 12 Tasks is the oldest story I have, and I thought it was a good place [...]
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Tagged Mysterious Order of the Skeleton Suit, The Ghost Who Walks, The Phantom
Tagged Mysterious Order of the Skeleton Suit, The Ghost Who Walks, The Phantom
26Sep11
Remote Control
Author: Andy McNab Publisher: Bantam Press Published: 1997 Remote Control is the first in the series of Andy McNab’s Nick Stone adventures, and I guess the question that was asked back when it was published, was if McNab could cut it as a fiction author. His autobiographical novels, Bravo Two Zero and Immediate Action were [...]
13Sep11
Down Under Thunder
Author: Paul Glen Neuman Publisher: Gold Eagle Published: 1986 Book No: 25 Sorry folks, once again I am going to be a boorish parochial Australian. And with good reason, as this particular Phoenix Force adventure takes place on the fair shores of the great southern land. You’ve got to remember, when this book was written [...]
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Tagged Book Review, Paul Glen Neuman, Phoenix Force, Spy Fiction
Tagged Book Review, Paul Glen Neuman, Phoenix Force, Spy Fiction
9Sep11
Mack Bolan: Killpoint
Author: Mel Odom Publisher: Gold Eagle Published: 1995 Based on characters created by Don Pendleton In the real world, eleven years had passed since the events told about in Stephen Mertz’s A Day of Mourning and Dead Man Running occurred – they were first published in 1984. And although I still haven’t read A Day [...]
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Tagged Book Review, Mack Bolan, Mel Odom, Spy Fiction, The Executioner
Tagged Book Review, Mack Bolan, Mel Odom, Spy Fiction, The Executioner
19Aug11
The Tightrope Men
Author: Desmond Bagley Publisher: William Collins & Sons Published: 1973 Pictured: Fontana Paperback edition 1981 I have come to Desmond Bagley late in life. But I am trying to make up for it. I read High Citadel a few years ago, and truly enjoyed it. Since then, whenever I have seen a Bagley book in [...]
