Inaugural flight celebration at Manchester Airport to mark new Corsica flight...
(Source: Manchester Airport plc) 14.7.2014 Corsican Places celebrated the start of its new Manchester flight service to Figari in Southern Corsica at Manchester Airport on Sunday (13th July). The new...
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Overview Facts Leaders Media A rugged, unspoilt region of France known as the scented isle, Corsica has a distinctive character moulded by centuries of invasion and occupation. The Mediterranean island...
View ArticleMayle’s sleuth tries to prevent a murder
Want to enjoy delicious meals in the south of France amid gorgeous scenery with many bottles of wine, particularly rose, which is favored by Peter Mayle’s characters? And with zero calories? Then read...
View ArticleThis week's reviews in brief
Here are condensed versions of a selection of this week's book reviews: "& Sons," by David Gilbert; Random House (448 pages, $27) The fictional writer A.N. Dyer - Andrew to his family - is dying as...
View Article>Review: Mayle's sleuth tries to prevent a murder
"The Corsican Caper" (Alfred A. Knopf), by Peter Mayle Want to enjoy delicious meals in the south of France amid gorgeous scenery with many bottles of wine, particularly rose, which is favored by Peter...
View ArticleReview: Mayle's sleuth tries to prevent a murder
"The Corsican Caper" (Alfred A. Knopf), by Peter Mayle Want to enjoy delicious meals in the south of France amid gorgeous scenery with many bottles of wine, particularly rose, which is favored by Peter...
View ArticleTake three reviews: Bull Mountain, The English Spy, Wicked Charms
BULL MOUNTAIN By Brian Panowich. Head of Zeus. $24.99 This is an astoundingly good debut crime novel. Set in rural Georgia, Panowich's story ranges back and forth between the present day and different...
View ArticleThe compulsive browser: Spy vs Spy
The break-up of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War were not good news for spy fiction writers, as it meant losing their biggest source of inspiration. For some time, their attention shifted...
View ArticleReview of 'Little Elvises', book 2 in the Junior Bender series
Timothy Hallinan struck gold with the first book in his Junior Bender series, Crashed. The second book, Little Elvises, which was published by SoHo Crime, does not disappoint. Picking up not long after...
View ArticleThe Heist by Gabriel Allon
Daniel Silva's latest Gabriel Allon novel "The Heist" is a decent enough read, but it lacks the panache of the earlier books in the series and the essential characteristics of a thriller. The entire...
View ArticleArt, spycraft shape Silva novel
Gabriel Allon, master spy, assassin, and art restorer, with his unique combination of talents had overseen some of the greatest operations in the history of Israeli intelligence. Now he plans to take...
View ArticleAre Corsica's militants and mafia a thing of the past?
Located off the Italian coast, but politically part of France, Corsica has experienced a violent independence struggle since the 1970s. But in June armed militants announced they had laid down their...
View ArticleA wine tour of Corsica: top 10 guide
Corsica's quality wines (with no VAT) and great food make the island ideal for a gourmet break with a difference. Here are 10 tips to the best winemakers, bistros and vineyard hotels...
View ArticleNew Rules Could Stop Holiday Homes In Corsica
New laws on Corsica could mean people wanting to buy property on the popular tourist island will have to have lived there for five years. A proposal to prevent islanders from being priced out of...
View Article2014 Left Coast Crime Award Nominations
Left Coast Crime 2014, “Calamari Crime,” will be giving four awards at the 24th annual LCC convention, to be held in Monterey. The awards will be voted on at the convention and presented at a banquet...
View ArticleMurder, he wrote: No Regrets, Coyote
Florida, so the saying goes, is a sunny place for shady people. Perhaps, then, that's why it is supplanting Los Angeles as the capital of detective fiction. And "Florida noir" - even though there's...
View ArticleThe Heist Provides Readers With a Perfect Visit From Gabriel Allon
Summer offers many nice things. Among them are trips to the beach, cookouts with the family, visits from old friends. It is especially nice when the visit from an old friend is one involving Gabriel...
View ArticleBritish Prime Minister's mistress kidnapped in Daniel Silva's 'The English Girl'
Summary of "The English Girl" Madeline Hart's political skill has earned her a reputation as a promising newcomer in British government. It is her beauty, though, that has attracted the more personal...
View ArticleTake three: Jeff Popple reviews three top thrillers
THE HEIST By Daniel Silva. Harper Collins. 496pp. $29.99 Daniel Silva has few rivals in the realm of the big blockbuster spy story. His series about art restorer and Israeli spy, Gabriel Allon, has...
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