The Spy Game Books with Michael Frost Beckner ‘An utterly distinctive voice in spy fiction. Nobody captures espionage quite like Beckner. Cerebral and unvarnished, with dialogue so sharp it's like dancing on hot coals.‘I.S.Berry – Author and Former CIA Officer In this episode of the Spybrary Spy Podcast, Shane Whaley interviews Michael Frost Beckner, the...

Former Ambassador and advisor to three UK Prime Ministers Tom Fletcher reveals more about his latest spy novel The Assassin. ‘The author can draw authenticity from a career spent at the coal face of diplomacy and intelligence, which is why it is a page turner’ Frederick Forsyth ‘Tom Fletcher was the ultimate Downing Street operator’...

Author Paul Vidich talks spy fiction and Beirut Station – Two Lives of a Spy – Join Spybrary Spy Book Podcast host Shane Whaley, author Paul Vidich and Spybrarian David Craggs as we unpack Paul Vidich's latest spy thriller ‘Beirut Station: Two Lives of a Spy.' Beirut Station is a novel pulsating with emotional depth...

Spybrary's David Clark talks spy fiction and A Spy Alone – the debut novel from former MI6 Officer Charles Beaumont In this episode of the Spybrary podcast, host David Clark interviews former MI6 officer and debut author Charles Beaumont, whose novel A Spy Alone has just been published in the UK. (Available on Kindle elsewhere.)A...

Tim Shipman grills former CIA analyst turned spy novelist David McCloskey about second spy thriller, Moscow X. Tim Shipman, the chief political commentator at the Sunday Times, conducts a captivating interview with author David McCloskey on the Spybrary podcast. McCloskey's debut novel, Damascus Station, garnered much excitement among spy thriller readers. Shipman explores how his...

Thirty-year BBC veteran turned spy thriller author Alex Gerlis shares more about his work and the importance of research. Welcome to Spybrary, the podcast for spy book enthusiasts! In today's episode, we are diving into the world of WW2 spy books with author Alex Gerlis. In this episode of Spybrary we talked about the inspiration...

This week we welcome the former Home Secretary and best-selling author Alan Johnson to the Spybrary Podcast. In this informative and fun chat, Spybrary host Shane Whaley asks Alan Johnson how his background as Home Secretary helped him to write his fiction books Late Train to Gipsy Hill and One of Our Ministers is Missing....

Jeremy Duns Interview on the Spybrary Podcast   I straightened my Sony headphones, tapped the radio mic for levels, hit call on Skype and the nerves kicked in. It is not every day this spy fan gets to call an author who has earned such plaudits as ‘a treat for fans of traditional Len Deighton-style...