On this episode of the Spybrary Spy Podcast we talk to author Merle Nygate all about her first espionage novel The Righteous Spy. In a Goodreads review - Spybrary listener Gary Dexter raves that The Righteous Spy is: The best espionage book that I have read with a contemporary U.K. setting since Mick Herron's "Slow Horse" series.Gary Dexter, Spybrarian Gary has read many a spy novel in … [Read more...] about Merle Nygate – The Righteous Spy (Ep 62)
Len Deighton
Len Deighton and Bernard Samson’s Berlin. Spybrary Meetup (ep 60)
Listeners of Spybrary met up in Berlin to follow in the footsteps of Len Deighton's Bernard Samson. Be a fly on the wall as the Spybrarians visit Berlin landmarks. Listen to the spy book, tv, movie and music chat as the beers flow!Full shownotes to appear soon. … [Read more...] about Len Deighton and Bernard Samson’s Berlin. Spybrary Meetup (ep 60)
56: Len Deighton’s Berlin Game – Book Club
Berlin Game -Len Deighton - Spybrary Book Club Edition Spybrary listeners voted overwhelmingly for Berlin Game to be the first spy book to be discussed in our first ever book club Spybrary edition. Listen to an in-depth conversation on this spy classic with Spybrary host Shane Whaley, Deighton expert Rob Mallows and newcomer to Len Deighton's work but not the spy genre Peter … [Read more...] about 56: Len Deighton’s Berlin Game – Book Club
Spybrary Spy Book Club July 2018
Spybrary Spy Book Club July 2018 - Berlin Game by Len Deighton Spybrary listeners voted overwhelmingly for the classic 'Berlin Game' by Len Deighton to be the inaugural Spy Book of the month. If you do not have the book yet, you can order here (and earn Spybrary a small commission which goes towards the upkeep of the site and Spybrary Podcast.) ---Please send in your thoughts and … [Read more...] about Spybrary Spy Book Club July 2018
50: Deighton Day 2018 – Meet Up in Berlin
Follow in the steps of Bernard Samson - Len Deighton Meetup - Berlin Update: Listen to a special message that Len Deighton has sent us on Episode 50 of the Spybrary Spy Podcast! Rob Mallows from the Deighton Dossier returns to the show to talk with Spybrary Spy Podcast host Shane Whaley. We talk through our schedule for the day walking in the footsteps of Bernard Samson from the classic … [Read more...] about 50: Deighton Day 2018 – Meet Up in Berlin
42: Tim Shipman of the Sunday Times on Spy Novels
Today’s guest finds himself embedded deep in Communist-controlled East Berlin, and has asked his handler to leave him 5 of his favorite spy books at their Dead Drop location in Friedrichshain Park. What will he choose to help him cope with life undercover? Author, Spy Fan and Political Editor of the Sunday Times, Tim Shipman, joins Shane for an epic edition of Dead Drop 5. Tim has been a … [Read more...] about 42: Tim Shipman of the Sunday Times on Spy Novels
33: Yesterdays’ Spy by Len Deighton Review
'Sinister rumors link clandestine Arab arms dealing with the man who led the old anti-Nazi Guernica network. It's time to re-open the master file on yesterday's spy...' Agent Palmer, yes really Agent Palmer makes his debut on the Spybrary Podcast to deliver his brush pass review on Len Deighton's Yesterday's Spy! On Episode 33 of the Spybrary Spy Podcast, the Brush Pass review is back and … [Read more...] about 33: Yesterdays’ Spy by Len Deighton Review