An interesting take on the spy novel

Bishop Joey reviewed Louis 4 of 4 people found the following helpful  An interesting take on the spy novel February 12, 2012 Instead of a Bond-like adventure in which the hero gets in a shedload of trouble, gets the girl, kills the baddies and fights another day, Louis takes on a MI6 operative's entire life, starting with youth as a Cairo orphan through pre-WWII Europe and post-War Palestine. Gripping and swift reading all around. I'd have liked to know more about the secondary characters, and perhaps have seen a page or two from one of those black notebooks, but all-around good stuff.