So you have heard that Simon Conway‘s books are worth a read but don't know where to start. Let us help you pick the right one with our Spybrary Firsts spy book recommendations. Active: 1998-Key works: The Stranger, The Saboteur, A Loyal Spy, The Agent Runner, Rock Creek Park Simon Conway has penned seven books and is a firm favorite...

Spybrary is more than a podcast, we are a global community of spy book and movie fans from around the world. Personnel File of Spy Fan Ian Douglas – If you are a fan of all things 007 do check out the thinking persons 007 Facebook community – Hildebrand. It's Spybrary Approved.Follow Ian on Twitter....

Spybrary field agent Erich Wagner slipped us this brush pass review of the nonfiction spy book The Spy Who Changed History by Svetlana Lokhova Erich tells us that the book will especially appeal to those of us ‘with an interest in pre cold war Soviet deep cover espionage.' Brush Pass Spy Book Review The Spy...

Personnel File of Jason King – My favourite spy author is…. Len Deighton Leonard Cyril Deighton.During the ‘60s, the untimely demise of my father saw me incarcerated at a charity school in the south of England. It was a dark place and the faculty would have made Jimmy S*ville look like a stand up guy...

Station LPersonnel File of Spy Fan And Author Andy Onyx – Recently DeClassified. Andy Onyx Author My favourite spy author is….Ian Fleming, for the overall cultural impact of his creation of the James Bond novels. All are massively progressive in their themes and characters. Sheer entertainment and escapism on the page, taking in luxurious living,...

Station OPersonnel File of Karl Gunnar Øen – DeClassified. The Oslo Connection My favourite spy author is….I have several favourites and several favourite books, too. And I’ve had different favourites at different times. I started out as a thriller fan, Alastair Maclean, Desmond Bagley, Frederick Forsyth and Jack Higgins were all early favourites. I read...

James Bond fan and Spybrary's Head of Station SA, Matt Raubenheimer gives us his spoiler-free thoughts on the latest James Bond 007 novel With A Mind To A Kill written by Anthony Horowitz. Brush Pass Spy Book Review With a Mind To A Kill by Antony Horowitz. It is M's funeral. One man is missing...

Spybrary Spy Podcast host Shane Whaley gives us his thoughts on the spy novel Agent in Berlin by Alex Gerlis Brush Pass Spy Book Review Agent in Berlin Synopsis (Waterstones) We can’t have agents who are shrinking violets, can we? Look, Barney, when you’ve been around spies for as long as I have you’ll appreciate...

So you want to read your first John le Carré novel but don't know where to start. Feeling a bit lost while trying to choose your first John le Carré novel? Trust me, you're not alone. The sight of bookshelves brimming with John le Carré's works can be quite daunting for a newbie. But don't...

Jump to… Wild Cards Pre- 1920 1920-1950 1950-1970 1970's 1980's 1990's 2000s 2010s to Today The Other 170 must-read spy authors by Tim Shipman. Let’s just call this project the Top 300 spy writers. As promised, I’ve now augmented the main list of 125 best spy writers I have enjoyed with what follows: more than...