I know, it’s a bit of a cheat, but I’m finishing off my espionage-themed week with a reminder of the Max Tudor series of mysteries about a former spy turned vicar. They’re not set in the Cold War, so they don’t quite fit, but they do at least have links to the secret services so I’m claiming they count and I’m sticking to it. I’ve read seven of the eight* books in the series at this point and as it’s three years since the last one came out and G M Malliet appears to have moved on to other series, so this may well be a complete series at this point . As I said in that original post, Max’s prior career gives him a great excuse to get involved in murders, which is always a stumbling block for a mystery series, and the village that he lives in has a good variety of secondary characters to add into the mix. If you want a village-set mystery series, this would be a good choice if you can get hold of them!
*I did try and order the eight at one point and the vendor kept not being able to fulfil the order, so I should try that again because the Kindle version never seems to drop in price.
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