| May, 1998 [Quiller
KGB] |
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Date
|
Title
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Summary
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| 1 |
Security |
Horrifying security lapses in the opening of <KGB>. |
| 2 |
Time warp |
Some question about Quiller's recollection of his last
mission. |
| 3 |
Be prepared |
At last--a proactive approach to Bureau duplicity. |
| 4 |
Aristocrat |
Perhaps Hall is using a cryptographic term incorrectly. |
| 5 |
Chatty Signals |
A look inside a suspiciously talkative Signals Room. |
| 6 |
Re-upping |
What, exactly, is the policy toward Bureau execs signing
their lives away? |
| 7 |
Musical hijinks? |
What up with Bill Collins and Dave Bowie? |
| 8 |
All in all, a trifle sick of the Wall |
Okay, it's a symbol of oppression--I got it, I got it! |
| 9 |
Front loading |
Why is the meat of <KGB> mostly in the first chapters? |
| 10 |
Workingman's Q |
Celebration of the blue-collar Quiller. |
| 11 |
Picnic |
Praise for the great scene between Q and Yasolev, at
the picnic in the woods. |
| 12 |
Relaxation counselor |
Q offers some puzzling advice on how to kick back. |
| 13 |
Mirror images |
How Hall uses reflection to ratchet up suspense. |
| 14 |
Theme and variation |
When we just know that Hall's going to do one thing,
he goes and does something else |
| 15 |
Sniper |
Some praise for the sniping scene in <KGB>. |
| 16 |
Casual killing |
Concern for the trend toward casual killing in the latter
Q-orpus. |
| 17 |
Inconclusive conclusion |
Comparison of <KGB> with earlier Q-orpus offerings,
asking, "How much does the end leave you hanging?" |
| 18 |
Their Lordships? |
Examination of some different "admin. types" from the
fourth floor--Chandler and Elliott |
| 19 |
Judgment call |
A critique of the midflight radio call to Quiller at
the start of <KGB>. |
| 20 |
Swap meet |
Some remarks on the puzzling use of hostages and the
like. |
| 21 |
Yasolev |
Hall scores with yet another fascinating portrait of
a Russian. |
| 22 |
Blubberers |
A well-timed whack on the head for those who don't have
the decency to sell out their country and then be quiet about it. |
| 23 |
Luck |
Some comments on the fact and fiction about good fortune
in the Q-orpus. |
| 24 |
Place-feel |
Why does Q have to dance all over Europe getting ready
for "Quickstep"? |
| 25 |
Jump! |
Some kudos for a great action sequence. |
| 26 |
Bumper cars |
Is creasing fenders of vulnerable women's cars really
such a bad way to get access? |
| 27 |
<KGB>: Ten regrettable quotes |
The worst of the bad. |
| 28 |
Cone business |
How to handle the intractable ferret--ignore him. |
| 29 |
A-Q-robatics |
Some fancy footwork by the spry old-timer. |
| 30 |
Endgame |
Why the climax scene comes across as so inept. |
| 31 |
Breast-beating |
Two "reads" on Q's angst over torturing Dollinger. |
