What Fiction are you reading this week, September 15, 2024?

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14. I just finished Missionary Stew by Ross Thomas

Ah, Treachery is next. Thomas wrote Political thrillers in the mold of Eric Ambler and Graham Greene. He had a wonderfully engaging style and a light touch, cynical and slyly humorous. He created a cast of memorable characters from an African dictator with unspeakable tastes to a Romanian dwarf who women found irresistable and while violence sometimes threatens, his heroes tend to be urbane, 40ish, slightly jaded operatives rather than pistol packing tough guys. Settings range from 1940s Europe to '80s LA. His books have been out of print for a while but they've being re-issued by St Martin's in a nicely done trade paperback edition. Highly recommended if you think you may have run out of things to read.