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Category: Spy Fiction

History of Espionage, Literary & Social Culture, Spy Fiction

Spy Fever: The Post Office Affair

Margaret Tait Flaws, Spy Fever: The Post Office Affair, Shetland Times Ltd (14 Mar. 2009) At the beginning of the First World […]

History of Espionage, Spy Fiction

Stafford, D. (2013), The Silent Game: The Real World of Imaginary Spies

Stafford, D. (2013) The Silent Game: The Real World of Imaginary Spies, Thistle Publishing The Silent Game traces the history of spy […]

Spy Fiction

Panek, LeRoy L. (1981) Special Branch : the British Spy Novel, 1890-1980

LeRoy L. Panek (1981) Special Branch : the British Spy Novel, 1890-1980 The author has chosen seventeen of the most important or […]

History of Espionage, Spy Fiction

Morton, J. (2010) Spies of the First World War – Under Cover for King and Kaiser

James Morton (2010) Spies of the First World War – Under Cover for King and Kaiser, Kew, The National Archives When Colonel […]

Spy Fiction

Denning, M. (1987) Cover Stories: Narrative and Ideology in the British Spy Thriller

Michael Denning (1987) Cover Stories: Narrative and Ideology in the British Spy Thriller, London, Routledge & Kegan Paul It is a habit […]

Spy Fiction

Atkins, J. (1984) The British Spy Novel

John Atkins (1984) The British Spy Novel, London, John Calder Fiction about spies and spying – a genre of which British writers […]

Spy Fiction

Wark, W.K. (1991) Spy Fiction, Spy Films and Real Intelligence

Wesley K. Wark (1991) Spy Fiction, Spy Films and Real Intelligence This book won the Canadian Crime Writers’ Arthur Ellis Award for […]

Spy Fiction

Wade, S. (2009) Victoria’s Spymasters: Empire and Espionage

Stephen Wade (2009) Victoria’s Spymasters – Empire and Espionage, Stroud, The History Press Covering the lives and achievements of five English intelligence officers […]

History of Espionage, Spy Fiction

Andrew, C. (2009) The Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5

Christopher Andrew, (2009) The Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5. Allen Lane Contains an extensive background to the founding […]

Spy Fiction

Woods B. F. (2007), Neutral Ground: A Political History Of Espionage Fiction

Woods B. F. (2007) Neutral Ground: A Political History Of Espionage Fiction,  Algora Publishing Espionage fiction is one of the most popular forms […]

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