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Author Interviews

Red Phoenix Burning Review & Larry Bond Interview

January 15, 2022 by Matthew Legare 1 Comment

Red Phoenix Burning by Larry BondLarry Bond’s 1987 novel Red Phoenix detailed a second Korean War, day by day, hour by hour. Red Phoenix Burning by Larry Bond and Chris Carlson is a follow-up, a narrative of how North Korea collapses into a full-blown civil war.

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Tagged With: Author Interviews, Book Reviews, North Korea, technothrillers, Thrillers

False Flag Review & John Altman Interview

September 13, 2021 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

A false flag is defined as an “operation is an act committed with the intent of disguising the actual source of responsibility and pinning blame on another party.” There areFalse Flag by John Altman many such incidents throughout history — the Mukden Incident of 1931 and the Gleiwitz radio attack in 1939 are two of the best-known examples. Couched in conspiracy and intrigue, false flags are prime fodder for thriller fiction, such as False Flag by John Altman.

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Tagged With: Author Interviews, Book Reviews, Conspiracy Thrillers, Middle East, Pulp, Thrillers

Assassin’s Hood Review & Garrett Hutson Interview

July 18, 2021 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

Shanghai, 1935 – a Japanese sailor is gunned down in the busy streets, escalating tensions between China and Japan. Doug Bainbridge, an officer in the ONI – the USAssassin's Hood by Garrett Hutson Office of Naval Intelligence – is tasked to investigate. Joined by his friends, Doug is sucked into a whirlwind of intrigue, double-dealing, and espionage.

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Tagged With: Author Interviews, Book Reviews, China, historical fiction, mystery, Shanghai, Thrillers

Night Flight to Paris Review & David Gilman Interview

June 18, 2021 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

Night Flight to Paris by David Gilman coverIn 1943, Paris groans under the heel of the German occupier. After an intense chase, several French Resistance agents are captured by the SS, two of whom are the wife and daughter of Harry Mitchell, a British cryptographer. So begins Night Flight to Paris, a World War II thriller by David Gilman.

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Tagged With: Author Interviews, Book Reviews, France, Germany, historical fiction, History, Nazis, Thrillers, World War II

The Sleepwalkers Review & Paul Grossman Interview

March 19, 2021 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

The Sleepwalkers by Paul GrossmanBerlin, November 1932. Inspektor-Detektiv Willi Kraus has been called in to investigate a gruesome case. A woman’s corpse has been discovered, her legs grotesquely mutilated backward. So begins The Sleepwalkers by Paul Grossman, a historical thriller set in the last days of the Weimar Republic.

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Tagged With: Author Interviews, Berlin, Book Reviews, Germany, historical fiction, Thrillers, Weimar Republic

The Korean Woman Review & John Altman Interview

January 16, 2021 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

The Korean Woman by John AltmanThe geopolitical tension between America and North Korea offers fertile creative ground for spy fiction. Author John Altman uses this perfectly to craft his fast-paced action thriller The Korean Woman.

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Tagged With: Author Interviews, Book Reviews, Conspiracy Thrillers, North Korea, Thrillers

Dome City Blues Review & Jeff Edwards Interview

November 21, 2020 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

Dome City Blues coverA hardboiled detective seeks to unravel a noir mystery set against a cyberpunk, futuristic Los Angeles. The description conjures up images of Blade Runner, but it’s actually Dome City Blues by Jeff Edwards.

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Red Phoenix Review & Andrew Warren Interview

July 17, 2020 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

Red Phoenix is the second in the Thomas Caine series by Andrew Warren, filled with international espionage, intrigue, and some stunning action sequences.Red Phoenix cover [Read more…] about Red Phoenix Review & Andrew Warren Interview

Tagged With: Author Interviews, Book Reviews, China, Shanghai, Thrillers

City of Devils Review & Paul French Interview

June 19, 2020 by Matthew Legare 2 Comments

city of devils cover1930s Shanghai has long captivated people for its lurid underworld, usually presented in the form of the notorious Green Gang. However, there was a brief period in Old Shanghai where a new batch of gangsters rose to prominence, and their story is told in Paul French’s City of Devils.

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Tagged With: Author Interviews, Book Reviews, China, noir, Shanghai, World War II

Winter Raven Review & Adam Baker Interview

January 25, 2020 by Matthew Legare 1 Comment

Winter Raven by Adam Baker is a thriller novel mixed with espionage, philosophy, martial arts, and war, all set against the backdrop of Winter Raven by Adam BakerJapan’s chaotic Sengoku Era.

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Tagged With: Author Interviews, Book Reviews, historical fiction, Japan, Japanese fiction, Japanese History, Thrillers

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