Again, a message didn't get through so I am trying my
response to Jeremy again followed by some information in an
earlier post that also didn't make it.
In a message dated 5/15/2002 11:51:16 AM Eastern Daylight
Time,
owner-rara-avis@icomm.ca writes:
<< Yes, I've seen this stuff, too. I also read that the
fake names of the Watergate guys were taken from Hunt's
novels. Funny how cutting James Atlee Phillips is about all
this kind of thing, when one would imagine that at least some
of the information came from his brother. James' son is,
bizarrely enough, famous in his own right as a rock musician,
Shawn Phillips (was on the cover of Rolling Stone in the 70s,
I think). There's a bit about his fatheron Shawn's website,
drawn from an early autobiographical piece, in which he
claims the CIA offered him money to paint enemies in a poor
light and American agents as fine and noble. He turned them
down (clearly), but there is an allegation that Edward Aarons
didn't. Apologies if this has already been posted - again, I
found out a lot about these writers from perusing this list's
archives. Jeremy
Yes, you will find a discussion of Shawn Phillips in the
archives. Aside from making the accusation about Aarons'
novels, they make the same claim for Stephen Marlowe's Chet
Drum series. I doubt it and have never seen that elsewhere.
But considering how stupidly money was spent by our
government on intelligence matters, anything is
possible.
James Atlee Phillips claimed that he never spoke to his
brother during the years he wrote those novels. Whether that
is a cover story to protect his brother or the truth , I have
no way of knowing. As the Philip Atlee novels are often
critical of the agency, I can see where he would want to
protect him. Brother David later wrote a novel himself as
well as a memoir. He left the agency and became its public
champion during their difficult years following the Church
committee hearings.
Richard Moore >>
Jeremy, it seems like Brussels is suddenly crowded with
Rara-avians now that I no longer live on Rue du Mail in
Ixelles. Let me recommend to you (and others who go through
Brussels) to the bookstore "Polar & Co." at 257 Chaussee
d'inelles, 1050 Brussels which features both new and used
books, primarily crime but some SF. Most of its stock is
French language but it does feature some English language
used paperbacks. The hill is damn steep from the tram stop.
Some old Gold Medals turn up there now and then.
Also deserving of a look is the English language "The Reading
Room," which is primarily new books but does have several
shelves of used mysteries. It is at 503 Avenue Georges
Henri.
For new books, I'm sure you are already familiar with
Waterstone's (71-75 Boulevard Adopphe Max) and Sterling Books
at 38 Rue du Fosse Aux Loups. The stock is smaller but I
always preferred Sterling because of the friendly
staff.
Richard Moore
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