John Flagg’s 1953 Woman of Cairo has everything you could want in a spy novel - a fascinating historical background, an exotic setting, a clever plot, an atmosphere of corruption and paranoia. A British bomber is stolen in the Middle East.

My review: https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2024/09/john-flaggs-woman-of-cairo.html

John Flagg's spy novel The Lady and the Cheetah (1951). A reporter finds himself suddenly famous, and is offered a job by a countess, to retrieve some letters. The job is not so simple.

A clever plot, the ending is good and there is indeed a cheetah. Her name is Iris and she plays an important role in the story.

My review: https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2023/02/john-flaggs-lady-and-cheetah.html

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John Flagg's Death and the Naked Lady is a 1951 spy novel starts when the hero finds the jade owls in his luggage. They're not his and they're going to lead to trouble. Plus there are three femmes fatales to deal with.

Fast-paced and enjoyable with a nicely devious plot.

My review: https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2023/02/john-flaggs-death-and-naked-lady.html

my best 2022 spy reads

F. Van Wyck Mason’s The Shanghai Bund Murders (1933)
https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2022/08/f-van-wyck-masons-shanghai-bund-murders.html

Peter O’Donnell's Sabre-Tooth (Modesty Blaise 2, 1966)
https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2022/12/peter-odonnells-sabre-tooth-modesty.html

Ian Fleming's The Spy Who Loved Me (1962) which many hate but I liked a lot
https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2022/04/ian-flemings-spy-who-loved-me.html

John Flagg's The Persian Cat (1950)
https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2022/10/john-flaggs-persian-cat.html