Blogs in January 1970

Splinter 1st January 1970

Set in Neukölln, Berlin, Marc Lucas had it all, and lost it all. He is only slowly putting his life back together after the car crash that killed his pregnant wife, when things start to go strangely wrong for...

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Angels and Demons 1st January 1970

Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is shocked to find proof that the legendary secret society, the Illuminati–dedicated since the time of Galileo to promoting the interests of science and condemning the blind faith of Catholicism–is alive, well, and murderously active....

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The Villa Triste 1st January 1970

The Villa Triste functions as the Gestapo HQ in Florence 1940s. The central characters are 2 sisters, Isabella and Caterina. With the armistice everything changes. Both sisters become have become involved with the Partisans and it is something that...

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Absolute Friends 1st January 1970

In previous novels, le Carré has delighted in taking us on a mystery tour. This time, the mystery is located in character more than plot. The absolute friends of the title are Ted Mundy and his East German friend,...

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Lehrter Station 1st January 1970

November 1945. John Russell is walking home through the grey streets of postwar London when his old accomplice, Soviet agent Yevgeny Shchepkin, falls into step alongside him. Shchepkin informs Russell that his masters in Moscow have decided it’s time...

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