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johnny9fingersThe new Mick Herron dropped on the 4th Feb; Slough House.
(I give it a hearty recommend BTW.)
But rather than spoilers I wanted to talk about how reality bleeds into a lot of current spy novels. And also how it seems that the international Intelligence community has finally tired of Uncle Vlad's way of doing things. I mean it's obvious that our spooks talk to novelists working on spook stories; and writers like Herron are included in one of the outer loops of the intel community - moving closer depending on their "soundness", no doubt.
Anyway, over the years I may have alluded to all the rumours about Uncle Vlad's time as a Berlin operative; that he was well-known in certain communities, and even had a future in them had he so chosen. (When it comes to spooks, quis custodiet ipsos custodes normally means spook-watchers like me.)
So, on page 40 of Slough House, Herron has this:
'"Rah-rah-rah Putin, homicidal Russian queen." Gay porn lost a superstar when he went into despotism, right? Could have been the new Joe Dallesandro.'
And later on the same page He calls Uncle Vlad "The Kremlin's Gay Hussar."
Methinks the pics will go viral soon. That seems to be the way these things work.
But even if the pics come out will it actually damageAuntie Uncle Vlad?
(I give it a hearty recommend BTW.)
But rather than spoilers I wanted to talk about how reality bleeds into a lot of current spy novels. And also how it seems that the international Intelligence community has finally tired of Uncle Vlad's way of doing things. I mean it's obvious that our spooks talk to novelists working on spook stories; and writers like Herron are included in one of the outer loops of the intel community - moving closer depending on their "soundness", no doubt.
Anyway, over the years I may have alluded to all the rumours about Uncle Vlad's time as a Berlin operative; that he was well-known in certain communities, and even had a future in them had he so chosen. (When it comes to spooks, quis custodiet ipsos custodes normally means spook-watchers like me.)
So, on page 40 of Slough House, Herron has this:
'"Rah-rah-rah Putin, homicidal Russian queen." Gay porn lost a superstar when he went into despotism, right? Could have been the new Joe Dallesandro.'
And later on the same page He calls Uncle Vlad "The Kremlin's Gay Hussar."
Methinks the pics will go viral soon. That seems to be the way these things work.
But even if the pics come out will it actually damage
