Jan 22, 2026
On this riveting episode of the Spybrary Spy podcast, British political journalist Tim Shipman is once again in conversation with David McCloskey, a former CIA analyst turned novelist, discussing his fourth and most ambitious book yet, The Persian.
Departing from his CIA-rooted earlier work, McCloskey dives into the...
Jan 21, 2026
Guest host Jim Wilton sits down
with former U.S. military intelligence professional and
author Karl Wegener to
discuss his Cold War–era historical spy thriller Operation Nightfall: Web of
Spies.
Wegener shares his personal background in U.S. Army intelligence
and the CIA, how he transitioned into writing, and why he...
Jan 15, 2026
What if someone else could use your identity as a spy? In this
episode of Spybrary, guest host Bryan Boling sits down with author
David
Goodman to talk about his debut novel, A Reluctant Spy
'Goodman’s first book was a very polished high concept spy
thriller, which delivered on its premise.'
Tim Shipman
Buy
the...
Jan 8, 2026
In the first Dead Drop
Five episode of 2026, Spybrary host Shane Whaley welcomes new
Spybrary guest host Bryan Boling for a deep dive into his five
favourite spy books, the titles that Brian would request be stashed
in the East Berlin Dead Drop.
Full links to Brian's selection at https://www.spybrary.com/285