[issybird]

I’ve finished The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre, read by John Lee. I’ve enjoyed all but one of the espionage books I’ve read by Macintyre, but this Cold War yarn might be my favorite of all of them. Even knowing how it’ll come out, it’s still thrilling. An added plus is that John Lee is one of my favorite narrators, although as always he benefits from goosing the speed a scooch.

I’m listening to The Invention of Fire by Bruce Holsinger, read by the peerless Simon Vance. This is the second of Holsinger’s John Gower series set in 14th century England and while I don’t like it as well as the first thus far, it’s still got tons of atmosphere and historical credibility. I do think it would have benefited from tighter editing.