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One-Shot Harry by Gary Phillips

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1963. Los Angeles. America is supposed to be desegregated but the racism is still there and for many, society remains psychologically segregated. Nevertheless, LA is a city full of opportunities for Americans of all colours, religions and political persuasions. There’s a lot happening here and…
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The IPCRESS File reimagined on ITV

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ITV’s remake of this classic 60s spy drama is loaded with glitz and glamour in the West, juxtaposed with the grim austerity of Eastern Europe behind the Iron Curtain. Of course, both facades hide a multitude of sins, and a deadly Cold War confrontation is…
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A Loyal Traitor by Tim Glister

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Richard Knox is back. A Loyal Traitor is the second outing for the British spy who first appeared in Tim Glister’s debut, Red Corona last year. Things have moved on, it’s 1965 and the 60s are starting to swing both technologically and culturally. Yet, the…
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Blood Grove

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Ezekiel Porterhouse Rawlins has reached a professional and personal peak by the summer of 1969 in Blood Grove, the latest novel in the series by Walter Mosley. He owns the WRENS-L detective agency, drives a 1968 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI, and lives in a gated community…
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Blood Grove by Walter Mosley

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Blood Grove is the 15th novel in Walter Mosley’s hardboiled detective series featuring Ezekiel Porterhouse Rawlins, which began with Devil in a Blue Dress in 1990. Easy is an African American from Texas who fought in World War II and moved to Los Angeles after demobilising. By…
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