I was just waiting to get to the end of this piece so I could recommend Mick Herron's books. I was so happy, therefore, to see you get there ahead of me! Le Carre is too gloomy for me, who also tried him too early. However, Herron's snark and oddball characters, along with great plots, are so much fun.
By the way, I discovered you when I tried the Opera for Everyone podcast and you were adding literary flavor to Rossini's Lady of the Lake. That led me here and I've really loved your pieces. In fact I wound up having a very nostalgic conversation with my daughter about the episode of Lost you covered. We had so much fun talking about the show that we might rewatch season one (at least). It does fall apart somewhere along the line but it is a fun ride to that point.
I was just waiting to get to the end of this piece so I could recommend Mick Herron's books. I was so happy, therefore, to see you get there ahead of me! Le Carre is too gloomy for me, who also tried him too early. However, Herron's snark and oddball characters, along with great plots, are so much fun.
By the way, I discovered you when I tried the Opera for Everyone podcast and you were adding literary flavor to Rossini's Lady of the Lake. That led me here and I've really loved your pieces. In fact I wound up having a very nostalgic conversation with my daughter about the episode of Lost you covered. We had so much fun talking about the show that we might rewatch season one (at least). It does fall apart somewhere along the line but it is a fun ride to that point.