Category Archives: Mike Ripley

CALLAN UNCOVERED by James Mitchell

Posted on 23 November 2014 by

David Callan is an agent for British Intelligence and his great skill is marksmanship – but he is tortured by ethical and moral dilemmas. For every double agent uncovered or paid assassin eliminated, there is always a cost, usually borne … Continue reading →

Posted in Cold War, David Callan, Espionage, James Mitchell, Mike Ripley, Ostara Publishing | Tagged | 22 Comments

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ANGEL by Mike Ripley

Posted on 2 November 2014 by

Fitzroy Maclean Angel is the driver of a de-licensed taxi who doubles as an unofficial private eye and triples as an occasional musician. Which is to say that he does a bit of this and a bit of that, surviving … Continue reading →

Posted in London, Mike Ripley, Scene of the crime | 28 Comments

Callan is back!

Posted on 23 October 2014 by

More great news from Mike Ripley and those great people at Ostara Publishing. Almost half a century after he first electrified British television screens in the “one-off” drama  A Magnum for Schneider, the enigmatic, ruthless and tragic hero David Callan … Continue reading →

Posted in David Callan, James Mitchell, Mike Ripley, Ostara Publishing | 30 Comments

THE SAINT IN EUROPE (1953) by Leslie Charteris

Posted on 16 May 2014 by

I can’t quite believe it but this may in fact be the first Saint book I have read in about 35 years! I do remember picking up some of the tie-ins reprinted when Return of the Saint premiered on TV in 1978 … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 Book to Movie Challenge, 2014 Vintage Mystery Challenge Bingo, Austria, Friday's Forgotten Book, Germany, Leslie Charteris, Mike Ripley, Paris, Rome, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands | Tagged | 59 Comments

MR CAMPION’S FAREWELL by Mike Ripley

Posted on 2 May 2014 by

I first got hooked on the world of Margery Allingham and her crime-solving adventurer Albert Campion by proxy, through the scripts written by Alan Plater for the criminally underrated Campion TV series starring Peter Davison. I mention this because what we … Continue reading →

Posted in Albert Campion, England, Margery Allingham, Mike Ripley | 28 Comments

Historically Criminal

Posted on 3 January 2013 by

Here’s a news item from Mike Ripley that I am very glad to re-post here at Fedora as the following event should be of great interest to crime fiction fans who can be in London on Monday 18 February Join … Continue reading →

Posted in Mike Ripley | 28 Comments

Ostara Crime imprint launch

Posted on 9 May 2012 by

There’s some exciting news from Ostara Publishing which I am very glad to be able to help pass on. After three years (and 28 titles) as Series Editor of Top Notch Thrillers, Mike Ripley has taken on the additional role … Continue reading →

Posted in Mike Ripley, Ostara Publishing | 2 Comments