Tim Shipman Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Chief Political Commentator, Sunday Times. Author of All Out War (https://t.co/mMlv8dVzb9) & Fall Out (https://t.co/6gEK3tLrF2)

Bad Actors
Mick Herron
@johnmurrays having a storming year. This is the best non fiction I've read so far this year and Bad Actors by Mick Herron is the best fiction, an author they have championed for a decade https://t.co/vW7NZyqrx5
Paperback, 2023
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government
P. J. O'Rourke
RIP P.J. O’Rourke, the first writer who convinced me politics was inherently funny. Time to re-read Parliament of Whores, which was ahead of its time https://t.co/Ob0Gcm6uB9
Paperback, 2003
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Damascus Station
David McCloskey
The best spy thriller I’ve read in the last two years was Damascus Station by David McCloskey. The best thing about my job is being allowed to indulge this sideline passion. Here’s my interview with the most exciting new spy writer: https://t.co/w4T9PtJuUz
Paperback, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Partisan: A Spy Thriller
Patrick Worrall
Patrick Worrall’s excellent The Partisan makes the newcomer list. Very well deserved @spybrary https://t.co/00uqi8cXuB
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No Man Dies Twice
Michael Smith
Not just Bad Actors by Mick Herron that’s exciting spy/thriller readers. No Man Dies Twice by @MickWSmith is finally available in the UK after a US launch. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Man-Dies-Twice-Michael-Smith/dp/1635761921 https://t.co/wX9WPJgSJP
Paperback, 2022
$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book