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Aug 2020 12

Winston Churchill’s Renegade Spy

2020 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Steve Haberman

World War II ended seventy-five years ago, yet it still grips the American public. For way too long, decades in fact, fiction and non-fiction authors wrote mostly about men’s heroism during that period. Increasingly, however, women also have been celebrated for their cool-headed daring, cunning, and patriotism. I realized this recognition when researching my spy thriller, Winston Churchill’s Renegade Spy, a story that occurs during Britain’s darkest days in 1940. At that point, the United States still was isolationist.

Aug 2015 24

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. : Movie Review

2015 Articles, Jesus Ibarra, Movies, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Jesus Ibarra

Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer star in this modern update of the 60s TV series as a CIA agent and KGB agent forced to work with each other at the height of the Cold War. The movie is very much a mismatched couple meets spy conventions, and it is highly entertaining. Yes almost everything in this movie you've seen before from the two differing personality types bickering, to the spy tropes, to the twist at the end, but it was all done with an eye for style and tongue in cheekness that makes it all instantly charming.

Jun 2012 23

A Brewing Storm: A Derrick Storm E-book Novella By Richard Castle

2012 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cindy Chow

One needs to approach “Richard Castle’s” A Brewing Storm with a certain attitude. First, the author is a character on ABC’s hit detective television show, Castle, which is based on the premise that the celebrity author of somewhat cheesy best-selling action-spy novels has burnt out writing them and is looking for inspiration from the “real” NYPD homicide unit.

Mar 2012 3

Tribute to Mystery Author Dorothy Gilman 1923 – 2012

2012 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze, Sandra Murphy

by Sandra Murphy

Writers come to the craft at all ages and stages of life. Dorothy Gilman began to write at age nine. At eleven, she entered a contest and won over writers aged ten through sixteen. In 2010, she won another award—the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master.

Jan 2012 28

Interview With Suspense Author Thomas Caplan/Book Review/Giveaway

2012 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Lorie Lewis Ham

KRL had the wonderful pleasure of interviewing mystery/suspense author Thomas Caplan, reviewing his new book The Spy Who Jumped Off The Screen. There's also a chance to win a copy of the book--details at the end of this post. Thomas actually went to school with President Bill Clinton and he wrote the forward for TPWJOTC! Learn more of Thomas in the following interview.