Goldfinger for Spy Wednesday

 Today is Holy Wednesday, also called, more dramatically... Spy Wednesday. I prefer to call it the latter. It has nothing to do with real spies or spy fiction, however I take this opportunity to mention that a few days ago, last Saturday, was the 65th anniversary of the publication of Goldfinger. I learned about it on the official Facebook page of Ian Fleming. To celebrate its publication, they are selling a couple of cool fancy stuff, go check it out. I just thought the novel is a fitting read for Spy Wednesday. The film would make a great watch too, come to think of it, especially if you are not into Biblical things or fluffy bunny stuff. Butgive the novel a try.

A Book for Spy Wednesday

I don't know for you, but I am getting quite impatient about Easter. And we are "only" Holy Wednesday. Which, as I had mentioned back in 2017, is also called Spy Wednesday. So I thought it would be fitting to give the followers of this blog one reading suggestion for today. As you know, I tend to choose the books I read according to the time of year: horror during autumn leading to Halloween, something wintery for Christmas, some summery for summertime, etc. And mostly crime fiction all year round, to be honest. As I'm not the religious type, I don't often go for Biblical stories, even for Easter. But anyway, recently I read some spy thriller and what would be more fitting than spy fiction on Spy Wednesday? So I recommend that you give Six Days of the Condor, James Grady's debut novel, a go. It was of course adapted (and condensed) into Three Days of the Condor to the cinema, but there are enough differences between the source material and the film to make it enjoyable for those who have only seen the movie. Plus there is on the edition I have the novella/novelette Condor.net which is a sequel/remake of the story by the author himself. But anyway, while the film is set around Christmastime, the novel is set around this time of year, so all the more reasons to read this now.

Spy Wednesday

Easter cannot come too early and the closer it is, the longer the wait gets. if not Easter, then at least the Easter holidays. And today/tonight we are still Holy Wednesday. Also called Spy Wednesday as, according to Christian liturgy, it is today that Judas Iscariot conspired with the Sanhedrin to betray Jesus. In other words, he became a mole, a double agent, a snitch, an undercover, a spy. I really like the name Spy Wednesday, it sounds dark and mysterious with a hint of menace. And the Godless heathen that I am has a confession to make here: I have always been fascinated by Judas and his place in the Biblical narrative. As far as I am concerned, he is the most interesting character of the Bible, an ambiguous figure whose motivations are a subject of debates and deep analysis. Myths and legends have plenty of traitors, but few are as interesting as Judas. Anyway, happy Spy Wednesday.