Ripley is Back! David Craggs joins Mike Ripley at the Harper Collins offices in London to find out more about the paperback version of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and why those of us who have the hardback should buy it. Who Is Mike Ripley?Best known for his award-winning ‘Angel’ series of comic thrillers, Ripley reviewed almost 1,000 crime novels in a twenty year span as a critic for … [Read more...] about Kiss Kiss Bang Bang – Mike Ripley tells us what’s new in the paperback edition. (71)
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Helen MacInnes ‘Queen of Spy Writers. (Ep 66)
On this episode of the Spybrary Spy Podcast we host a round table discussion on the novels of Helen MacInnes. 3 Spybrarians discuss the work of Helen MacInnes Spybrary Host Shane Whaley is joined on this Round Table episode by author and screenwriter Merle Nygate and spy fan Alice Dryden.Follow Merle Nygate on TwitterFollow Alice on Twitter The 3 Spybrarians talk about the Helen MacInnes … [Read more...] about Helen MacInnes ‘Queen of Spy Writers. (Ep 66)
23: From Modesty Blaise to Mick Herron on Dead Drop 5
We talk Mick Herron, Ian Fleming, Len Deighton, John Le Carre and many more on Dead Drop 5 Today we launch a new series for Spybrary, it is called DEAD DROP 5. Today’s guest is deep under cover, behind the wall embedded in Communist East Berlin, he has asked his SIS handler to stash 5 of his favorite spy books in their dead drop location in the Friedrichshain park. David Craggs has … [Read more...] about 23: From Modesty Blaise to Mick Herron on Dead Drop 5
15: Interview With Mike Ripley Kiss Kiss Bang Bang author
Interview with Mike Ripley, Author of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Gourmets have the Michelin Guide, spy fans can now call upon Mike Ripley's Kiss Kiss Bang The Boom in British Thrillers from Casino Royale to The Eagle Has Landed. Mike Ripley the author of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang has probably read more spy books than anyone else on the planet. His book, available now in the UK and due for US release on … [Read more...] about 15: Interview With Mike Ripley Kiss Kiss Bang Bang author
009: Summer of Spies with the Telegraph’s Jake Kerridge
009: Jake Kerridge tells us all about the Summer of Spies London is the place to be for us spy fans. On the heels of the announcement that John Le Carre will make a rare public appearance in September, Waterstones Gower Street unveil the Summer of Spies, a Classic Spy Fiction Club series of events, hosted by Jake Kerridge. Waterstones (British equivalent to Barnes and Noble) ask that you … [Read more...] about 009: Summer of Spies with the Telegraph’s Jake Kerridge