As i was looking for something to go with after Charles Cumming, I've now got a couple of Bradby's books as they sound right up my alley. Mind you, my reading always takes a bit of a hit at this time of year as my attention is drawn to events in SW 19. On 25 Jun 2013, at 18:45, Shell wrote: > Hi Alison, > I have read The God Of Chaos by Tom Bradby and it was absolutely brilliant. > It was a good mystery and thriller, but had such good characters and lots of > detail about Cairo too, but it wasn't boring with too many facts. > I can highly recommend this book and keep meaning to try some more of his, so > I was glad to read that you had enjoyed a different one. > Shell. > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "CJ & AA MAY" <chrisalis.may@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 9:43 AM > To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: RECENTLY READ > > > I have just finished Tom Bradby's Shadow Dancer, a tale about an > > inexperienced intelligence officer handling an IRA terrorist coerced into > > becoming a snout. Tension and fear ripples throughout the book and the > > author's experience as an ITV journalist in Northern Ireland during the > > troubles certainly shines through. I don't know if he has written any other > > books but would certainly recommend this one, although it is a bit violent > > in parts. > > Alison > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > On Behalf Of Clare Gailans > > Sent: 25 June 2013 09:18 > > To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: RECENTLY READ > > > > I like Michael Palin, but I run a mile from most travel books. They so often > > seem to be about the traveller's ego more than anything else. Even worse is > > being trapped listening to people drone on about their holidays, but I > > expect I've grumped about that before. Clare > > > > > > > >