Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site lanl.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!lanl!djw From: djw@lanl.ARPA Newsgroups: net.books Subject: Re: Strange/Fun Spy stories Message-ID: <29353@lanl.ARPA> Date: Wed, 7-Aug-85 15:28:44 EDT Article-I.D.: lanl.29353 Posted: Wed Aug 7 15:28:44 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 10-Aug-85 23:22:11 EDT References: <3493@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory Lines: 17 > > I have in my collection a few off beat spy stories and I wonder if anyone > else has read them or knows of any others. > > Ken Arndt I haven't read any of those, but have you read any of the Boisie Oaks books by John Gardner? ( Gardner is the author of the three new James Bond books. ) Boisie somehow stumbled into the assasin business and since he doesn't like violence, hires an old friend ( a hood ) to "do the deed". You certainly can see why John Gardner was chosen to continue the James Bond line. I also recommend a small series by William F. Buckley Jr.. Buckley's hero is Blackford Oaks ( coincidence or my poor memory, but then how should I know? ). You'll enjoy these as well. Dave