West Berlin

The reluctant spy: The Predicament, by William Boyd, reviewed

8 November 2025 9:00 am

Sucked further into the quicksand of 1960s espionage, Gabriel Dax is sent to Guatemala, and then on to West Berlin, where he uncovers a plot to assassinate President Kennedy

Mad, bad and brilliant: Jesus Christ Kinski by Benjamin Myers, reviewed

18 October 2025 9:00 am

The celebrated postwar film actor Klaus Kinski returned to the stage in 1971 to perform a monologue, footage of which has long fascinated the author of this experimental and distinguished novel