Originally Posted by Burney Have you read the Gordievsky book? It's bloody good. Say what you like about Oleg, but he had some big, brass balls on him. Not a fùcking chance I'd have gone back to Moscow if I was suddenly recalled as he was. No, I like to listen to my Macintyres. It's in the queue.
Originally Posted by Sir C No, I like to listen to my Macintyres. It's in the queue. Oh, I'm listening to it now. I tend to use 'read' and 'listen to' interchangeably these days.
Originally Posted by Sir C No, I like to listen to my Macintyres. It's in the queue. Who was the author you mentioned the other week - wrote detective novels set in Germany?
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda Who was the author you mentioned the other week - wrote detective novels set in Germany? Bernie Gunther? The author is Philip Kerr.
Originally Posted by Sir C Bernie Gunther? The author is Philip Kerr. That's the one - thanks
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda That's the one - thanks I wonder if they've been translated into German? Reading them in German would add to the ambience, I would say.
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