tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post7686397370426805921..comments2024-03-28T08:40:52.180-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: October Men: Anthony PriceTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-6149318414938566982020-05-22T21:37:37.323-07:002020-05-22T21:37:37.323-07:00I love the Oxford series, CLM. I have only read th...I love the Oxford series, CLM. I have only read the first two and have the 3rd and 4th. I don't even know how to describe them, they are sort of like spy fiction but not. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-29909839709192009512020-05-22T21:20:01.726-07:002020-05-22T21:20:01.726-07:00Maybe I should try that series instead, especially...Maybe I should try that series instead, especially having spent time in Oxford, not that long ago! CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-18470771699733999902020-05-16T22:15:11.800-07:002020-05-16T22:15:11.800-07:00CLM, how nice to know someone else who has read th...CLM, how nice to know someone else who has read the Anthony Price books. I am not sure order matters that much but I am reading them in publication order. Last year I found 4 or 5 of the books (paperback editions, but anything was fine with me), and I was very happy. <br /><br />I agree, the Cumming books are not like the Anthony Price books but I do like them. <br /><br />I have read the Mick Herron Slough House series. I liked the first book and didn't like the 2nd one as well, but I have liked all the rest of them. I have my favorite characters, some of the characters are just too weird. But I was already a fan of Mick Herron's Oxford series before I read the Slough House books. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-69375235120257766892020-05-16T20:30:13.198-07:002020-05-16T20:30:13.198-07:00My mother and I used to love Anthony Price's b...My mother and I used to love Anthony Price's books! It was espionage but the historical element was always very important. I seem to recall that Colonel Wolf was kind of an unlikeable character but then Price wrote a book from his perspective that made him much more sympathetic. I am not sure I read them properly in order. I have not come across any of these for years. <br /><br />When I started reading Charles Cummings' books I thought they might be more like Price but they are completely different. <br /><br />Have you read that series by Mick Herron, Slough House? I know they have a cult following but I read the first one nearly two years ago and found it only average. <br /><br />CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-5910143676459336062020-04-28T21:04:38.366-07:002020-04-28T21:04:38.366-07:00I agree, Col, you should give Anthony Price a try....I agree, Col, you should give Anthony Price a try.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-61713950950631977102020-04-27T02:31:19.711-07:002020-04-27T02:31:19.711-07:00Another author and series I need to catch up with ...Another author and series I need to catch up with or at least get started!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-2686031139150321232020-03-28T13:08:53.693-07:002020-03-28T13:08:53.693-07:00It is a great series, Margot, especially for spy f...It is a great series, Margot, especially for spy fiction readers. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-45614762466460695252020-03-28T09:01:38.655-07:002020-03-28T09:01:38.655-07:00I agree with you, Tracy, about high-quality spy fi...I agree with you, Tracy, about high-quality spy fiction. It's realistic, even gritty, and doesn't make the characters out to be heroes. Thanks for reminding me of this series.Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.com