Book Review: “Boardroom M,” by Gretchen Kirkpatrick — Psych-Thriller Twist on the Classic Spy Novel
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We think we know what an espionage thriller is—a suspenseful story that keeps us on the edge of our seats, takes us to fascinating global...
Wolf Bahren
Mar 15, 20213 min read
Book Review: 2 Amazing Books On Women Spies from the US & UK in WW2
Curious about the women who spied for the U.S. during World War II, I recently read Sisterhood of Spies: The Women of the OSS, by...
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Wolf Bahren
Jan 25, 20213 min read
Book Review: "Who Is Vera Kelly," by Rosalie Knecht
“Who Is Vera Kelly” by Rosalie Knecht (2018) is part coming-of-age novel, part spy story. It doesn’t evolve like an espionage thriller,...
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Wolf Bahren
Jan 18, 20213 min read
Book Review: "The Poison Factory: Operation Kamera," by Lucy Kirk
In The Poison Factory: Operation Kamera, real-life former CIA Chief of Station Lucy Kirk has created a fast-moving spy/crime thriller...
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Wolf Bahren
Sep 29, 20206 min read
Source of Deceit - Chapter 61
Bangkok – Thursday, Feb. 27, 9 a.m. (9:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Feb. 26) The driver opened the rear door of the German luxury sedan, and...
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Wolf Bahren
Sep 27, 20203 min read
Source of Deceit - Chapter 59
Washington, DC – Wednesday, Feb. 26, 11:00 a.m. When Anna walked into the conference room at the DC bureau of the Daily Journal, it was...
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Wolf Bahren
Sep 22, 20204 min read
Source of Deceit - Chapter 54
Washington, DC – Monday, Feb. 24, 12:00 noon EST Anna was dying to confront de Jeanbourg. For the last couple of hours, she had been...
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Wolf Bahren
Sep 21, 20205 min read
Source of Deceit - Chapter 53
Washington, DC – Monday, Feb. 24, 10:00 a.m. EST Sara jumped up and headed to the front door of the café, planning to bolt just like she...
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Wolf Bahren
Sep 20, 20209 min read
Source of Deceit - Chapter 52
Washington, DC – Monday, Feb. 24, 9:45 a.m. EST When Sara and Giovanni arrived outside Café de Nimes, Giovanni looked at her for...
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Wolf Bahren
Sep 18, 20206 min read
Source of Deceit - Chapter 50
Greenbelt, MD – Monday, Feb. 24, 7:00 a.m. EST Anna shifted to face de Jeanbourg in the back seat. He looked smug. “OK, so what?” she...
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Wolf Bahren
Sep 17, 20205 min read
Source of Deceit - Chapter 49
Greenbelt, MD – Monday, Feb. 24, 6:30 a.m. EST “Thanks for coming with me,” Anna said, as Mel barreled north up Rhode Island Avenue...
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Wolf Bahren
Sep 14, 20206 min read
Source of Deceit - Chapter 46
Chiang Mai – Monday, Feb. 24, 11:00 a.m. (11:00 p.m. EST on Sunday, Feb. 23) Peeking out the door of a laundry vestibule, Raven watched...
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Wolf Bahren
Sep 13, 20204 min read
Source of Deceit - Chapter 45
Washington, DC – Sunday, Feb. 23, 7:50 p.m. EST “Tanner, it’s me,” Anna said, putting the phone on speaker again. It was her turn to...
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Wolf Bahren
Sep 11, 20206 min read
Source of Deceit - Chapter 43
Washington, DC – Sunday, Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m. EST Disgusted at de Jeanbourg’s disappearing act, Anna was sitting on her couch, eating a...
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Wolf Bahren
Sep 10, 20205 min read
Source of Deceit - Chapter 42
Washington, DC – Sunday, Feb. 23, 6:00 p.m. EST Anna was not exactly surprised when Charles de Jeanbourg called her—she was used to...
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Wolf Bahren
Sep 8, 20203 min read
Source of Deceit - Chapter 40
Washington, DC – Sunday, Feb. 23, 5:00 p.m. EST Anna was purchasing a latte for a late afternoon pick-me-up on her way to visit Viktor,...
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Wolf Bahren
Sep 7, 20204 min read
Source of Deceit - Chapter 39
Washington, DC – Sunday, Feb. 23, 12:15 pm EST Anna darted after Sara, who dashed through the Portrait Gallery foyer, barreled out the...
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Wolf Bahren
Sep 6, 20206 min read
Source of Deceit - Chapter 38
Chiang Mai – Sunday, Feb. 23, 10:00 p.m. local time (10:00 a.m. EST in DC) Raven and Ice took off in the taxi, trailing Sasha, the blond...
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Wolf Bahren
Sep 1, 20209 min read
Source of Deceit - Chapter 32
Chiang Mai – Saturday, Feb. 22, 10 a.m. local time (10:00 p.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 21) Ko awoke to one of Keng’s guards yelling, “Out!”...
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Wolf Bahren
Aug 17, 20204 min read
Source of Deceit - Chapter 17
Miami – Wednesday, Feb. 19, 8:00 p.m. EST Anna fumed at Raven’s audacity, but a string of urgent text messages diverted her attention....
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