Lionel Davidson
Books by Lionel Davidson
“For anyone who’s interested in Prague, for anyone who’s interested in being made to laugh, for anyone who’s interested in a really good espionage thriller, for anyone who wants to have the atmosphere of one of the most atmospheric cities in the world recreated, you couldn’t do better…Do read it! Everybody should” Read more...
The Best Anti-Communist Thrillers
Peter Hitchens, Journalist
Kolymsky Heights
by Lionel Davidson
Kolymsky Heights was described by British fantasy writer Philip Pullman as “the best thriller I’ve ever read.” We’re not sure how many thrillers Philip Pullman has read, but we’ve read a lot, and agree that it’s a good one. The audiobook is read by South African-born narrator Peter Noble, who does a brilliant job of conveying the strangeness of the main protagonist and, before he appears, the opening scenes set in Oxford.
Interviews where books by Lionel Davidson were recommended
The Best Post-Soviet Spy Thrillers, recommended by Charles Cumming
With the end of the Soviet Union, many thought the spy novel was dead. Within a decade, it was back, with old antagonists back in different guises and a new raft of international flashpoints to keep both fictional and real-life spies busy. Here, British spy novelist Charles Cumming, author of more than ten books, recommends five key post-Soviet spy thrillers and explains how the genre has evolved since the fall of the Berlin Wall.
The best books on Environmental Change, recommended by David Shukman
BBC News Environment and Science correspondent discusses climate change. Recommends books on coral, fishing, the antarctic, and the science of climate change – as well as an Arctic thriller
The Best Anti-Communist Thrillers, recommended by Peter Hitchens
Right-wing journalist and political commentator Peter Hitchens says the Left has been liberated by the fall of the Berlin Wall and that speech is probably freer in modern Russia than it is in Britain. He recommends some great anti-Communist thrillers.
