Seeking A Tight Grouping Around Ronin

[princeofcairo]

Although it hasn't been officially announced, I can hint broadly that my Vampire Spy Thriller game (called Night's Black Agents) now has legs. Legs that wear the kinds of shoes that private eyes wear.

So the premise of the Vampire Spy Thriller game, in a nutshell, is this:

"Imagine the movie Ronin. All the shadowy figures you never see, the ones

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"Guns make you stupid. Duct tape makes you smart."

[athelind]

If you haven't been watching Burn Notice on USA, you really need to.

You, of all people, really need to.

Re: "Guns make you stupid. Duct tape makes you smart."

[princeofcairo]

Just watched the Season Finale tonight, in fact. But why me of all people? Besides Sam's shirts and the mojitos, that is.

Re: "Guns make you stupid. Duct tape makes you smart."

[zonemind]

Bruce Campbell is the only reason I watch any television at all, right now, and I have to do it via my computer.

[whswhs]

I don't think there are exactly vampires in it, but Tim Powers's Declare has got to be the locus classicus of spy fiction in a milieu of supernatural horror.

[princeofcairo]

I've read it, and it's wonderful, and it's already in the document.

[bibliorex]

Barry Eisler's John Rain books are must-reads. Lots of great depictions of surveillance and counter-surveillance, among many other aspects.

[chadu]

Seconded on the John Rain books -- I just finished reading the series over the weekend.

Fun stuff.

[ashampine]

Thirded on the John Rain series. Very, very good.

[chuk_g]

Due to these recommendations, I picked them up about a week ago and am now on the last one. They're like shrimp tempura.

[anonymous]

I wish I could recommend Michael Walsh's Hostile Intent more authoritativly. I picked it up because it purports to cover much of the same ground you've just described but I haven't actually read it yet. Still, one reviewer on Amazon calls Walsh "the new Tom Clancy" for whatever that's worth.

[reverancepavane]

May I humbly suggest the six episode BBC TV series Ultraviolet.

[willplant]

I second the recommendation of Ultraviolet - a classic piece of British TV. Under-rated IMHO.

Plus one of the characters is played by Idris Elba.

[barsukthom]

But NOT the pitifully bad movies "based" on the series.

[pxr5]

thirded recommendation for Ultraviolet.