Sep 29, 2026
What makes a great spy novel?
For William Boyd, it is complexity, uncertainty and that
irresistible feeling that, as a reader, you are constantly trying
to work out who can be trusted.
In this SPOILER FREE special Spybrary conversation, Boyd joins Ollie Webb Carter (History Book Club Podcast) to discuss his Gabriel Dax...
Sep 23, 2026
What if the CIA and MI6 stopped behaving like allies—and started spying on each other?
David McCloskey joins Tim Shipman to discuss London Station, his fifth spy novel, and the real intelligence relationship behind its central premise.
McCloskey explains why the CIA–SIS “Special Relationship” can sometimes...
Sep 10, 2026
A propulsive, high-stakes
thriller—Robert McCaw delivers a gripping tale of espionage,
betrayal, and deception amid the race to expose Russian moles at
the highest levels of the US government. Tense, timely, and full of
international intrigue, Traitors will keep you
on the edge of your seat. Highly recommended.
David...
Sep 1, 2026
In this episode of Spybrary, host Matthew Hurst talks with author Jinwoo Park about his debut novel, The Oxford Soju Club.
The book centres on North Korean spies and their Korean American adversaries, who are regulars at an Oxford restaurant run by an oblivious South Korean. It’s as much about the psychology of...