A thrilling spy novel by a former special forces officer who is 'poised to inherit the mantle of John le Carr****é'**'The thinking person's John le Carré' Tribune'Edward Wilson seems poised to inherit the mantle of John le Carré' Irish Independent'More George Smiley than James Bond, Catesby will delight those readers looking for less blood and more intelligence in their spy thrillers' Publishers Weekly**194...

"The Envoy", Edward Wilson's second novel, will prove familiar territory for fans on "A River in May". The setting is 1950s London, at the height of the Cold War. Kit Fournier is ostensibly a senior diplomat at the US embassy in Grosvenor Square who is also CIA Chief of Station. With the arms race looming large Kit goes undercover to meet with his KGB counterpart to pass on secret information about British spies. In a world where truth means deception and love means honey trap, sexual blac...

October, 1962. If the Cuban gamble goes wrong and war breaks out, Britain will no longer exist. London dispatches a secret envoy to defuse the confrontation. Spawned in the bleak poverty of an East Anglian fishing port, Catesby is a spy with a big anti-establishment chip on his shoulder. He loves his country, but despises the class who run it. Loathed by the Americans and trusted by the Russians, Catesby is sent to Havana and Washington to make clandestine contacts. London has authorised C...

A captivating spy thriller taking the reader from 60s sex scandals to the Vietnam War, by a former special forces officer w****ho is 'poised to inherit the mantle of John le Carre'**'The thinking person's John le Carré' Tribune'Edward Wilson seems poised to inherit the mantle of John le Carré' Irish Independent'More George Smiley than James Bond, Catesby will delight those readers looking for less blood and more intelligence in the...

A magnificent debut novel, which follows in the spirit of Conrad's Heart of Darkness, in which an alienated student named Lopez joins the Vietnam war to escape from his past and himself. Forced out of self-pity by the brutality and injustice surrounding him, Lopez begins to shed his layers of acquired culture, identifying instead with the Vietnamese and their cause. 'Stylistically sophisticated, visually and emotionally present; the pace is good and the author knows how to hold the reader'...

A spy thriller that will change your view of the Cold War forever, by a former special forces officer and 'the thinking person's John le Carre'**'The thinking person's John le Carré' Tribune'Edward Wilson seems poised to inherit the mantle of John le Carré' Irish Independent**'More George Smiley than James Bond, Catesby will delight those readers looking for less blood and more intelligence in their spy thrillers' Publi...

A gripping espionage thriller about an establishment plot to take control of 1970s Britain, by a writer who is 'poised to inherit the mantle of John le Carre'**'The thinking person's John le Carré' Tribune'Edward Wilson seems poised to inherit the mantle of John le Carré' Irish Independent**'More George Smiley than James Bond, Catesby will delight those readers looking for less blood and more intelligence in their spy thril...

"A compelling slice of mid-century espionage that expertly blends history with possibility. All comparisons that will inevitably be made with le Carré are entirely apt" Tim Glister'Edward Wilson seems poised to inherit the mantle of John le Carré' Irish Independent1949: William Catesby returns to London in disgrace, accused of murdering a 'double-dipper' the Americans believed to be one of their own. His left-wing sympathies have h...

A fictionalized account of Wilson Edward Reed, PhD's experience growing up Black in the South during the 1950's and 60's, Junebug is a middle-grade novel that shows how to move beyond hardships, like those many faced while living under Jim Crow.Full of humor and heartache, Junebug depicts a young person's journey to find self-worth despite American society's onslaught of negative messaging determined to define one's identity and future—the kind that can come from any side. The stor...

A fictionalized account of Wilson Edward Reed, PhD’s experience growing up Black in the South during the 1950’s and 60’s, Junebug is a middle-grade novel that shows how to move beyond hardships, like those many faced while living under Jim Crow.Full of humor and heartache, Junebug depicts a young person’s journey to find self-worth despite American society’s onslaught of negative messaging determined to define one’s identity and future—the kind th...

A unique life story captured in watercoloursIn sorrow and joy, good times and bad, Australia Felix is the fish-out-of-water story of one man’s attempt to live the Great Australian Dream in early colonial Melbourne.In a series of quirky and hilarious autobiograhical illustrations, Edward Wilson chronicles his encounters with the various people and events that help him find his feet, living on the newest frontier down under.Edward Wilson (1813-1878) was ...

I have read this book and I found it entertaining and full of wit. I enjoyed it from beginning to end. One hundred out of one hundred.