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A Soviet spy in 1938 Germany

June 25, 2019 ~ The Longest Chapter

A secret agent's diary written in the days leading up to World War II finds its way to upstate New York in 1988 in this compelling new spy novel by David Downing.

My love for old, tattered books

January 27, 2016 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ 13 Comments

Here's a recommendation to read (if you haven't already) John le Carré's classic espionage novel "The Spy Who Came In From the Cold" -- and why I read an old, beat-up 1964 copy.

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