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Neil Cake is on page 31 of 364

"In a society paranoid about youth, no one called themselves old, even at seventy."

Shit, I'm 46. I call myself old all the time.

— Jul 24, 2024 10:08AM

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Neil Cake is on page 104 of 364

Like, he hires a retired computer expert. Like a retired computer guy is going to be completely up to date with all the developments in software and computing technology.

— Jul 28, 2024 02:17AM

Neil Cake is on page 104 of 364

What's with Forsyth's obsession with retired people?

— Jul 28, 2024 02:08AM

Neil Cake is on page 99 of 364

"The Cobra absorbed the information, but did not think it merited the expenditure of much further effort... [he] placed a request that on the man's next visit he be discreetly tailed."

Not much further effort then. I'll just get some people in a foreign city to surveil an unimportant target for me.

— Jul 28, 2024 01:54AM

Neil Cake is on page 59 of 364

Be interesting to find out whether The Cobra does destroy the cocaine trade. I can't picture it really.

— Jul 26, 2024 08:03AM

Neil Cake is on page 48 of 364

Forsyth uses this "bringing a retired superspy out of retirement" trope in "The Afghan" and "Icon" also - the last 2 of his books I read. Bit lazy.

— Jul 26, 2024 06:37AM

Neil Cake is on page 8 of 364

I get the feeling this is going to be a particularly heavy-handed look at America's drug problem. I hope I'm wrong.

— Jul 20, 2024 12:23PM