Havana at night Arkady Renko might be my most favorite fictional detective. Equal parts morose, guilt-ridden persistence and quietly brilliant intuition, his disinterested “<bleep> you” attitude towards anyone in his way always seems to land him in trouble — with his superiors, his …
One more Hemingway post to follow the release of Papa Hemingway in Cuba, a movie about Hemingway’s time in Cuba. (our first post here). Here’s a list of some great books about Hemingway and his life. Best read whilst sipping …
After finishing Adam Sisman’s gripping biography of John Le Carre, as a seasoned reader of espionage fiction I realized I had a big gap — I’d not read Graham Greene. I decided to start with “Our Man in Havana”, a light-hearted (or …
