tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post8621255878346235028..comments2024-03-25T11:29:25.356-04:00Comments on Existential Ennui: A Signed Association First Edition of Spy's Honour by Gavin Lyall (Hodder & Stoughton, 1993)Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-62059677136567911652014-12-11T10:48:36.687-05:002014-12-11T10:48:36.687-05:00Thanks John – and I like the sound of your signed ...Thanks John – and I like the sound of your signed Judas Country. Have you come across my post on a signed letter by Lyall? Can be found here:<br /><br /> <a href="http://www.existentialennui.com/2012/08/a-signed-letter-by-thriller-writer.html" rel="nofollow">A Signed Letter by Gavin Lyall</a> Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-10988440200707450722014-12-08T14:26:12.233-05:002014-12-08T14:26:12.233-05:00I have been a fan of GL since the late 1960's ...I have been a fan of GL since the late 1960's and count his first 6 books amomng my favourite crime /thriller Books .I am particularly proud of my 'association' signed copy of Judas Country; inscribed under the tille " ...or Civil Aviation in New Zealand an Illustrated history; (I hope you like the original title ) Love Gavin." John Wiffennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-2302375254778949362011-09-01T10:08:31.429-04:002011-09-01T10:08:31.429-04:00You're in for a treat: it's a cracker.You're in for a treat: it's a cracker.Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-91136753014240474612011-08-31T14:04:22.439-04:002011-08-31T14:04:22.439-04:00Thanks for the advice. I found a very cheap copy o...Thanks for the advice. I found a very cheap copy of The Most Dangerous Game at the corner bookshop, so I'll probably try that next.Matt Keeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879233228833576188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-89382119082929614912011-08-29T14:42:27.680-04:002011-08-29T14:42:27.680-04:00Well if you're looking for a first-person non-...Well if you're looking for a first-person non-aviator book, the one I'll be blogging about next is a solid read (more on that soon). But you might want to try The Most Dangerous Game: it's an aviator one, but it's even better than Wrong Side. And the Harry Maxim books are great too, starting with The Secret Servant.Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-16524320991800958012011-08-29T09:44:21.953-04:002011-08-29T09:44:21.953-04:00I read The Wrong Side of the Sky a few weeks ago a...I read The Wrong Side of the Sky a few weeks ago and liked it; would you have any recommendations for other Lyall books to read? I'm thinking I might try one of the non-aviation books next. I'm curious to see what you think of Spy's Honour.Matt Keeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879233228833576188noreply@blogger.com