tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post6043229724713789430..comments2024-03-28T22:42:54.810-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: The Arms Maker of Berlin: Dan FespermanTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-45897380270670421342020-12-20T13:39:38.247-08:002020-12-20T13:39:38.247-08:00Col, my goal for 2021 is to read primarily from my...Col, my goal for 2021 is to read primarily from my TBR piles, which will include anything bought in 2020. So I will still read a good bit of newish books, but hope to read some that have been waiting forever to be read. I do have a good bit of Ian Fleming and Len Deighton still to read, and at least 10 books by John le Carre. And 5 or 6 more by Fesperman. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-54003701296341014982020-12-19T23:36:56.830-08:002020-12-19T23:36:56.830-08:00This is one of those authors, (there's more th...This is one of those authors, (there's more than a few - Anthony Price, Len Deighton, Ian Fleming and more) whose books I buy because they sound intriguing but never actually get around to read. Maybe next year I'll concentrate on what I already have, though I must have been saying that for at least five or six years.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-11650521935650880662020-12-07T08:55:04.267-08:002020-12-07T08:55:04.267-08:00I have let his books sit on my shelves too long, M...I have let his books sit on my shelves too long, Moira. I hope I get to more of them soon.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-87786776692556709562020-12-07T02:31:33.255-08:002020-12-07T02:31:33.255-08:00That does sound good. I have read a different book...That does sound good. I have read a different book by him,and am now tempted by this one... Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-8602367218552780942020-11-24T21:11:52.670-08:002020-11-24T21:11:52.670-08:00I hope that it is easy to find Fesperman's boo...I hope that it is easy to find Fesperman's books at your library, Constance. And yes it is like an Anthony Price story.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-27346735895280005212020-11-24T21:09:31.232-08:002020-11-24T21:09:31.232-08:00It was, Deb, and I look forward to more books by h...It was, Deb, and I look forward to more books by him. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-87972893368512500362020-11-24T19:33:09.026-08:002020-11-24T19:33:09.026-08:00This sounds very Anthony Price-ish so I am not sur...This sounds very Anthony Price-ish so I am not surprised you liked it! I will check my library. <br /><br />CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-24926000882759092822020-11-24T19:06:36.826-08:002020-11-24T19:06:36.826-08:00This sounds like a wonderful story. Glad you enjoy...This sounds like a wonderful story. Glad you enjoyed it so much!Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-798311796696093462020-11-21T16:56:25.525-08:002020-11-21T16:56:25.525-08:00Katrina, this is only the second book I have read ...Katrina, this is only the second book I have read by Dan Fesperman and I liked both of them. The other one was set in Bosnia. I have four more of his books and will be reading those sometime soon.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-29673155260598067192020-11-21T15:30:17.838-08:002020-11-21T15:30:17.838-08:00Thanks, this one sounds right up my street, and I ...Thanks, this one sounds right up my street, and I didn't know about it.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-69967149211422561942020-11-21T13:08:16.494-08:002020-11-21T13:08:16.494-08:00Margot, this was only borderline spy fiction since...Margot, this was only borderline spy fiction since the main characters were not agents, but like a lot of spy fiction, there were areas where one has to suspend disbelief. I was fine with that though. And yes, most of the characters were fully developed.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-89264552746036485582020-11-21T13:06:02.087-08:002020-11-21T13:06:02.087-08:00Patti, I usually like stories related to WWII and ...Patti, I usually like stories related to WWII and I learned more about Switzerland during the war, so that was a bonus.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-11913486537127031702020-11-21T09:33:33.047-08:002020-11-21T09:33:33.047-08:00I'd have trouble believing the FBI would consu...I'd have trouble believing the FBI would consult a professor in that way, too, Tracy. But they do use experts at times, and I can see how they might be interested in his expertise for this specific case. And that plot point of the 'everyman' being drawn into an international espionage/adventure story can be really interesting. It sounds as though the characters are drawn well, too - a big 'plus' for me. Glad you enjoyed it. Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-533925221051480302020-11-21T07:16:53.924-08:002020-11-21T07:16:53.924-08:00Sounds good, Tracy.Sounds good, Tracy.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-41401269845025180072020-11-20T21:15:57.056-08:002020-11-20T21:15:57.056-08:00Thanks, Rick. It is keeping me busy, but I am enjo...Thanks, Rick. It is keeping me busy, but I am enjoying it.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-17042922151866820442020-11-20T18:16:16.754-08:002020-11-20T18:16:16.754-08:00I'm really enjoying that you're posting mo...I'm really enjoying that you're posting more often, and interesting books and topics! THANKS!Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.com