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“[Will] Smith has been with the show since the beginning, serving as its de facto showrunner and leading the adaptation of Mick Herron’s Slough House spy novels.

Now, as Season 5 wraps post-production and prepares for release on September 24, Smith says it’s time to pass the baton.”

#SlowHorses #SlowHorsesSeason5 #AppleTVPlus #AppleTVPlusOriginal #MickHerron #SloughHouse #SpyThriller #SpyNovels #ChangingOfTheGuard

https://9to5mac.com/2025/07/30/apple-tv-slow-horses-writer-to-leave-the-show-after-season-5/

🎧📚 Hey #BookLovers and #SpyFiction fans! 🕵️‍♂️🔍 I just stumbled upon a *new* George Smiley novel, but here’s the twist – it's written by Nick Harkaway, not John le Carré! 🤯 Titled *Karla’s Choice*, it dives back into the shadowy world of espionage, filling the gap between *The Spy Who Came in from the Cold* and *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy*! 🇬🇧💼💥

It seems like these days, authors never truly stop writing, even after they're gone! 🕰️✒️ We’re seeing more and more of these “legacy novels,” where a new author steps in to bring our favorite characters back to life. Sometimes it’s a tribute, other times it’s a fresh take. But how do we feel about this trend? 🤔✨

What do you think? Is it a respectful homage or just a way to keep the brand going? 📖💸 Do you enjoy seeing characters reimagined in new voices, or do you prefer to let them rest with their original creators? 🛌⚰️

And specifically with *Karla’s Choice* – are you excited to dive back into George Smiley’s world, even if it’s with a new author at the helm? 🌍👀

I’d love to hear your thoughts! 👂💬 Drop a comment below ⬇️ and let’s discuss! #JohnLeCarre #GeorgeSmiley #SpyNovels #NickHarkaway #BookToot #LiteraryLegacy 💬📚

Castle Minerva, a 1955 psychological spy novel by Victor Canning. A British ex-spy has to babysit a prince. Lots of moral murkiness. Bad guys doing things for comprehensible motives. Gritty realism in the Graham Greene-Eric Ambler style.Superb.

My review: https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2024/10/victor-cannings-castle-minerva.html

#vintagethriller #vintagethrillers #spies #spynovel #spynovels #spyfiction #spythriller ##spythrillers #VictorCanning

The Ambushers, published in 1963, Donald Hamilton’s sixth Matt Helm spy thriller. Helm has to assassinate a rebel leader and rescue an American agent. Lots of double-crosses and moral murkiness and some scores to settle. Superb spy fiction.

My review: https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2024/09/donald-hamiltons-ambushers.html

#vintagethriller #vintagethrillers #spies #spynovel #spynovels #spyfiction #DonaldHamilton #MattHelm

Philip Atlee's The Irish Beauty Contract is a routine 1966 Joe Gall spy novel. Embittered ex-CIA man Joe Gall is now a US Government hitman. This time he has to watch someone but not kill him. The background is good but the book lacks energy.

My review: https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2024/08/philip-atlees-irish-beauty-contract.html

#spyfiction #spies #spynovel #spynovels #vintagethriller #vintagethrillers #spythriller #spythrillers

Peter O’Donnell’s The Impossible Virgin starts when a Soviet spy dies in a bush hospital in Tanzania. Modesty Blaise is the temporary nurse. There's an impossible virgin who must remain a virgin, and a gorilla. A fine 1971 Modesty Blaise novel.

My review: https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2024/08/peter-odonnells-impossible-virgin.html

#vintagethrillers #vintagethriller #spies #spyfiction #spynovel #spynovels #spythriller spythrillers #PeterODonnell #ModestyBlaise

West of Jerusalem, from 1967, one of a handful of Gérard de Villiers Malko spy novels translated into English. Austrian prince and CIA agent Malko has to impersonate the Director of the CIA who has jumped to his death. Fine action and suspense.

My review: https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2024/08/malko-west-of-jerusalem.html

#vintagethrillers #vintagethriller #spies #spyfiction #spynovel #spynovels #spythriller spythrillers #malko #GerarddeVilliers

Whatcha' Readin' #46 Sex, violence and spying in a skillfully written novel by an espionage master!

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