Christine Zibas
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Mark E. Henshaw:
Just finished "The Fall of Moscow Station." One of the things I enjoy most about CIA-themed books is the tradecraft shared (more so than the action/adventure aspects). What other authors do you enjoy reading who do this well?
Mark E. Henshaw
Apologies for the late reply.
I actually don't read a lot of espionage fiction because, having worked in the business, it drives me crazy when they don't get those details right. I have trouble watching spy shows and movies for the same reason.
Tom Clancy did very well with the tradecraft aspects in The Cardinal of the Kremlin -- enough that I suspect someone was advising him. Frederick Forsyth's The Day of the Jackal is another good one; almost any of John Le Carre's early works as well.
I actually don't read a lot of espionage fiction because, having worked in the business, it drives me crazy when they don't get those details right. I have trouble watching spy shows and movies for the same reason.
Tom Clancy did very well with the tradecraft aspects in The Cardinal of the Kremlin -- enough that I suspect someone was advising him. Frederick Forsyth's The Day of the Jackal is another good one; almost any of John Le Carre's early works as well.
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