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Opinion Column Discusses Recent American Spy Fiction, Including a McCloskey Novel

Two right-leaning outlets carry an identical opening to a column that asks who the best American spy novelist is now and names Dan Fesperman as a still-active writer.

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Two right-leaning outlets carry an identical opening to a column that asks who the best American spy novelist is now and names Dan Fesperman as a still-active writer.

Who is the best American spy novelist right now? If you had asked me 10 years ago, or 5 years ago, I wouldn't have been able to give you an answer.

Conservative Review reported the story as "London Calling: McCloskey's Spy Rises Up the Ranks."

2 sources have covered this story, including Conservative Review and Washington Free Beacon. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 1 hour ago.

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Conservative Review reported it first, Nov 15, 5:00 AM ET. All 2 outlets carried it within the same minute, all on the right.All in the United States.

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  1. FirstConservative ReviewNov 15, 5:00 AM ETRight
  2. +0mWashington Free BeaconNov 15, 5:00 AM ETRight

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    Core event reported by 2 independent outlets across the spectrum.

    2 corroborating · 1 primary-source link

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    Key facts present in mainstream desks; corroboration thin from wires.

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