In this episode of the Spybrary Podcast, host Adam Brookes interviews the former CIA Chief of Disguise Jonna Mendez about her latest book In True Face A Woman's Life in the CIA.Join us for a riveting episode with Jonna Mendez, a former CIA operative with an enthralling tale of espionage, covert operations, and the very...
Four Shots In The Night with Henry Hemming Summary In this episode of the Spybrary podcast, Shane Whaley and guest host Rossa McPhillips MBE discuss the book ‘Four Shots in the Night‘ by Henry Hemming. Four Shots In the Night tells the story of the 1986 murder of a British spy inside the IRA and...
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...
Host Adam Brookes is joined by Stuart Reid, executive editor at Foreign Affairs and author of The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination. They delve into the fascinating and shocking story of Patrice Lumumba, the Congo crisis of 1960, and the CIA's role in Lumumba's assassination. More About...
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...
Journalist Liza Mundy reveals more about her latest book The Sisterhood – The Secret History of Women of the CIA with Adam Brookes In this episode of the Spybrary Podcast, host Adam Brookes interviews Liza Mundy, author of “Code Girls” and “The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women and the CIA”. Mundy discusses the often...
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...
