Never too Late to Read Classics discussion

Q3 July - Sept enjoy a collection of British spy mystery stories by Michael Gilbert in Game Without Rules!

From GR: Discover the new Penguin Crime and Espionage seriesFor two secret agents, there's no such thing as a quiet life in the countryside...In a peaceful Kent village, Mr Behrens lives with his aunt at the Old Rectory, where he plays chess and keeps bees. His friend Mr Calder lives nearby with Rasselas, a golden deerhound of unnatural intelligence. No one would suspect that they are in fact working for British Intelligence, carrying out the jobs that are too dangerous for anyone else to handle - whether it's wiping out traitors, Soviet spies or old Nazis - in these gloriously entertaining stories.

I'll be reading this one. Looking forward to it.

my copy. Im not sure when I will get to this but definitely have plans!!

I enjoyed these stories about British Intelligence agents Calder and Behrens. They are two older men who live in small Lamperdown but are ready to jump into action when called upon. I liked how each story had a different angle to the kind of case they worked on. There's plenty of action, including shooting criminals. The title really tells what kind of stories these are: "Game Without Rules." Definitely. Also, there is another "detective," Calder's wolfhound, Rasselas.

I still need to get to this one. My ever growing back log of books.

I am glad to see you like it Kathy!!

Kathy wrote: "I enjoyed these stories about British Intelligence agents Calder and Behrens. They are two older men who live in small Lamperdown but are ready to jump into action when called upon. I liked how eac..."

Sounds like these could be fun reads when you're limited on time.

Lesle wrote: "I still need to get to this one. My ever growing back log of books.

I am glad to see you like it Kathy!!"

There are worse problems to have. ;)

Thanks Samantha for the support!
I really want to get to this. Maybe I can fit in a short inbetween others.

Mysteries are my favorite genre. I've added this to my 2025 list but I'll be late to the party.

Annette wrote: "Mysteries are my favorite genre. I've added this to my 2025 list but I'll be late to the party."

No worries!
Me too

I couldn't find a copy of this, but the library keeps adding new ebooks all the time.

Rosemarie, if you want to read it, I recommend requested a copy of ebook or physical. Maybe your library could get one from another system for you through interlibrary loan, if not an ebook.