Firefly by Henry Porter reviewed by Shane Whaley. Spybrary Spy Podcast Host Shane Whaley gives you his thoughts on Firefly written by Henry Porter in a quick and easy Brush Pass review. Brush Pass - a quick review from Spybrary listeners on the books they love (and hate!) Brush Pass reviews are not literary criticism. Imagine telling a friend about a book you just read and why they … [Read more...] about Firefly – Henry Porter – Brush Pass Spy Book Review (88)
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Raise the Titanic by Clive Cussler. Brush Pass Spy Book review (87)
Brush Pass - a quick review from Spybrary listeners on the books they love (and hate!) Author David Holman gives you his thoughts on Raise the Titanic by Clive Cussler in a quick and easy Brush Pass review. If you enjoyed today's Brush Pass Spy Book review and want to learn more about David Holman's Alex Swan series do check out the official Alex Swan Mysteries Site. David Holman … [Read more...] about Raise the Titanic by Clive Cussler. Brush Pass Spy Book review (87)
The Removers – A Matt Helm Novel by Donald Hamilton. Brush Pass Spy Book review (83)
Shane Whaley gives you his thoughts on The Removers, A Matt Helm Novel by Donald Hamilton in a quick and easy Brush Pass review. On Episode 82 of the Spybrary Podcast, Bill Koenig, Chief of Staff at The Spy Command asked for a Matt Helm novel The Removers in our Dead Drop 5 series. Bill knows his way around spy books so I decided to give my first Matt Helm novel a go. Matthew Bradford's … [Read more...] about The Removers – A Matt Helm Novel by Donald Hamilton. Brush Pass Spy Book review (83)
Button Zone and Chess Player Spy book Review (69)
On this episode of the Spybrary Spy Podcast, John Koenig sends in a brush pass review of two spy novels written in the early 80s. Chess Player and Button Zone. Brush Pass - a quick review from Spybrary listeners on the books they love (and hate!) What is a Brush Pass review exactly? These are first impression reviews sent in by Spybrary listeners and give us their first … [Read more...] about Button Zone and Chess Player Spy book Review (69)
Berlin: Uprising by Paul Grant – Review
Review by John Koenig. Post-war Berlin is the epicenter of Paul Grant’s third entry in his fine trilogy, Berlin: Uprising. Change is happening in Germany, even after the relentless upsets of World War II and the Russian “liberation” and occupation of Berlin and much of the country. Berlin: Uprising stands on it’s own, but getting your hands on the self-published Berlin: Caught in the … [Read more...] about Berlin: Uprising by Paul Grant – Review
The Kresal Dossier – The Russian Engima
One of the joys of listening to and being involved with the community around the Spybrary podcast has been discovering books I might never have heard of otherwise. Clive Egleton's The Russian Enigma (aka Pandora's Box) is just such an example of that, having been posted about by C.G. Faulkner whom I had the pleasure of meeting (alongside other Spybrarians) at last spring's Spy-Con. Though it took … [Read more...] about The Kresal Dossier – The Russian Engima
The Kresal Dossier: Doctor Who – Endgame
Philby. Burgess. Maclean. If you're a student of Cold War spies (and if you're at Spybrary there's a decent chance you are), those names will be very familiar. The latter pair's 1951 defection helped to make public the most famous spy scandal of the era. In the decades since, they've also inspired countless works of fiction on page and screen. One of the more unusual comes from the realm of … [Read more...] about The Kresal Dossier: Doctor Who – Endgame
