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 28, 20203 min read
Source of Deceit - Chapter 60
Washington, DC – Wednesday, Feb. 26, 9 p.m. EST A waiter rested his tray, loaded with five steins of beer and five glasses of bourbon, on...
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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 25, 20205 min read
Source of Deceit - Chapter 57
Washington, DC – Monday, Feb. 24, 3:00 p.m. EST With the Federal Reserve behind her, Anna darted into Constitution Gardens near the...
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Wolf Bahren
Sep 24, 20208 min read
Source of Deceit - Chapter 56
Washington, DC – Monday, Feb. 24, 1:00 p.m. EST When Anna arrived home, she was still seething at de Jeanbourg. She knew he was capable...
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Wolf Bahren
Sep 23, 20204 min read
Source of Deceit - Chapter 55
Miami – Monday, Feb. 24, 1:00 p.m. EST Lin sauntered up the gangway of the Angelfish followed by two willowy women, both taller than he...
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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 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 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 5, 20208 min read
Source of Deceit - Chapter 37
Washington, DC – Sunday, Feb. 23, 10:00 a.m. EST Anna woke up late and headed straight for her programmable coffee machine, which had...
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Wolf Bahren
Sep 5, 20203 min read
Source of Deceit - Chapter 36
Chiang Mai – Sunday, Feb. 23, 8:00 p.m. local time (8:00 a.m. EST in DC) Realizing their quarry was getting into a tuk tuk, Ice rushed...
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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 25, 20208 min read
Source of Deceit - Chapter 25
Washington, DC – Friday, Feb. 21, 6:30 a.m. EST Anna dried off, wrapped herself in a towel and gazed into the bathroom mirror. She...
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Wolf Bahren
Aug 24, 20203 min read
Source of Deceit - Chapter 24
Miami – Thursday, Feb. 20, 4:00 p.m. EST Scowling, Torenmaas waited in his car, idling in a strip-mall parking lot along Coral Way. It...
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