From acclaimed spy novelist Paul Vidich comes a taut new thriller following the attempted exfiltration of a KGB officer from the ever-changing—and always dangerous—USSR in the mid-1980s.Our friend Mike Ripley (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - The Boom in British Thrillers from Casino Royale to the Eagle Has Landed) urged me to read The Mercenary by Paul Vidich asap. Mike knows me well and that I love my spy … [Read more...] about ‘Cold war spy fiction in the grand tradition’ an interview with Paul Vidich, author of The Mercenary (146)
Spy Authors
Spy Author Interview – Parallel Shadows with C P Bennison (Spybrary Tea Break. 129)
Spy Author Interviews on the Spybrary Spy Podcast. C.P.Bennison joins us on our Spybrary Tea Break to share more about her latest spy book Parallel Shadows Spybrary Spy Book Podcast host Shane Whaley takes time away from the East German Desk to enjoy a 15-minute tea break interview with spy authors. 'More Robert Harris, than Len Deighton'Spy Author C.P.Bennison joins us on our Spybrary … [Read more...] about Spy Author Interview – Parallel Shadows with C P Bennison (Spybrary Tea Break. 129)
Spy Book Tea Break – The Glimmer Girl with author Andy Onyx (127)
Spybrary Spy Book Podcast host Shane Whaley takes time away from the East German Desk to enjoy a 15 minute tea break with spy authors. 'Day of the Jackal meets The Wicker Man.'Author Andy Onyx joins us on our Spybrary Tea Break to share more about his latest book The Glimmer Girl. In the earliest days of World War One, a fateful meeting between Commander Smith-Cumming, Chief of the Secret … [Read more...] about Spy Book Tea Break – The Glimmer Girl with author Andy Onyx (127)
Spy Book Tea Break – with Standpoint author, Derek Thompson (125)
Spybrary Spy Book Podcast host Shane Whaley takes time away from the East German Desk to enjoy a 15 minute tea break with spy authors. Today Derek Thompson, author of spy thriller novel Standpoint tells us more about his first book in his Thomas Bladen spy thriller series. The Spybrary Tea Break is a brand new series. Spend a 15 minute tea break with Spybrary Spy Podcast … [Read more...] about Spy Book Tea Break – with Standpoint author, Derek Thompson (125)
Agent Sonya: Meet Moscow’s Most Daring Wartime Spy with Ben Macintyre and Tim Shipman (124)
Ben Macintyre, author of Agent Sonya makes his debut on the Spybrary Spy Book podcast. Ben sits down with author, journalist, and special agent Tim Shipman to share more about his latest spy non-fiction book. I am embarrassed to say I knew nothing about Soviet spy Ursula Burton. Though there are some very familiar names in this book, notables include Richard Sorge, Klaus Fuchs, Roger Hollis, … [Read more...] about Agent Sonya: Meet Moscow’s Most Daring Wartime Spy with Ben Macintyre and Tim Shipman (124)
Spy Book Tea Break – with Edge of Reality author CG Faulkner (123)
Shane takes time away from the East German Desk to enjoy a 15 minute tea break with spy authors. Today CG Faulkner, author of The Edge of Reality tells us more about his first book in his Cold War Trilogy - The Edge Of Reality. The Spybrary Tea Break is a brand new series. Spend a 15 minute tea break with Spybrary Spy Podcast Host Shane Whaley and a spy author. Thanks for … [Read more...] about Spy Book Tea Break – with Edge of Reality author CG Faulkner (123)
Dead Doubles: The Extraordinary Worldwide Hunt for One of the Cold War’s Most Notorious Spy Rings with Trevor Barnes (121)
If you are fascinated by the Portland Spy Ring you are going to love this. If you know nothing about the Portland Spy Ring you are going to love this. I often say that spy fact is often more intriguing than spy fiction and that is what we get in Trevor Barnes' book Dead Doubles: The Extraordinary Worldwide Hunt for One of the Cold War's Most Notorious Spy Rings Author Trevor Barnes … [Read more...] about Dead Doubles: The Extraordinary Worldwide Hunt for One of the Cold War’s Most Notorious Spy Rings with Trevor Barnes (121)