First, thanks Etienne for all that info on Espionnage.
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Moorich2@aol.com wrote:
> 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.
You mean there were posts that didn't make it? I had over 60
emails in my inbox this morning!
> 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.
I have never seen any reference to Chet Drum anywhere at all.
Are they in the same vein as Gall, Helm and Durrrell? Are
they widely available? Are they any good?
> 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.
Richard, I've never heard of this place! I must check it out.
All the others you mention I know very well. When did you
leave Brussels? The best place I've found so far is Pele
Mele, which really makes me wish I read French faster (it
takes me ages), but which nevertheless has a fine selection
of second-hand thrillers in English - well, it DID have :) .
One of my most treasured discoveries there is Richard Sale's
The Man Who Raised Hell, also known as For The President's
Eyes Only. Sale has been discussed here before, I know, and
this novel mentioned in passing. It's simply extraordinary -
a spy thriller that combines elements of Chandler and Fleming
effortlessly, and which manages to be a lot of fun and also
deeply disturbing.
Who else here is in Belgium? Jeremy
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