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Book Cover for: One of Our Ministers Is Missing: The Ingenious New Mystery from the Author of the Late Train to Gipsy Hill, Alan Johnson

One of Our Ministers Is Missing: The Ingenious New Mystery from the Author of the Late Train to Gipsy Hill

Alan Johnson
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This week we welcome the former Home Secretary and author Alan Johnson @alan_books to #Spybrary In this informative and fun chat, we ask Alan how his background as Home Secretary helped him to write his fiction books Late Train to Gipsy Hill and One of Our Ministers is Missing. https://t.co/OW7VAW9Err

Paperback, 2023

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Ceausescu: The Countdown, Pavel Campeanu

Ceausescu: The Countdown

Pavel Campeanu
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Today we host a special guest, author @WilliamMaz1 , on #Spybrary He has published his second spy thriller The Bucharest Legacy. In this episode, we delve into the intriguing world of espionage in post #Ceausescu Bucharest, #Romania, as portrayed in Maz's two gripping novels.… https://t.co/LzKHoSlPDf https://t.co/EI8tAcJwXs

Hardcover, 2003

$52.50$27.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: Gold Fingers: Presenting the Cuisine of Ebony, George Cherry

Gold Fingers: Presenting the Cuisine of Ebony

George Cherry
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Are you a fan of the Ian Fleming #JamesBond novels? If so, you won't want to miss this In this episode we dive deep into Ian Fleming's classic novel #Goldfinger as if we are in the year of publication Available on all good podcast apps and at https://t.co/mkwbJOKKxH https://t.co/TdFTapl1E1

Hardcover, 2015

$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Call for the Dead: A George Smiley Novel, John Le Carré

Call for the Dead: A George Smiley Novel

John Le Carré
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Wow! ‘Guillam’s name is inspired by John Le Carré and his book Call for the Dead, in which he created a character called Peter Guillam. Peter Guillam’s international background resonates with our values and identity, we are an inclusive and open-minded company, welcoming.’

Paperback, 2012

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Mi5: British Security Service Operations, 1909-1945: The True Story of the Most Secret Counter-Espionage Organisation in the World, Nigel West

Mi5: British Security Service Operations, 1909-1945: The True Story of the Most Secret Counter-Espionage Organisation in the World

Nigel West
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Same book different titles. US and UK editions published in 1982 and 1983 by Nigel West. Which is your favourite cover? #MI5 #spybrary #NigelWest https://t.co/bzF3CsLfH3

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Book Cover for: Goldfinger, Ian Fleming

Goldfinger

Ian Fleming
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Are you a fan of the Ian Fleming #JamesBond novels? If so, you won't want to miss this In this episode we dive deep into Ian Fleming's classic novel #Goldfinger as if we are in the year of publication Available on all good podcast apps and at https://t.co/mkwbJOKKxH https://t.co/TdFTapl1E1

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Book Cover for: My Silent War: The Autobiography of a Spy, Kim Philby

My Silent War: The Autobiography of a Spy

Kim Philby
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Kim Philby reveals in his own words.. from the US 1st edition of his memoir My Silent War #kimphilby #ColdWar https://t.co/BS7I0qolpc

Paperback, 2002

$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Spycraft Secrets: An Espionage A-Z, Nigel West

Spycraft Secrets: An Espionage A-Z

Nigel West
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Today we feature Intelligence historian Nigel West’s Spycraft Secrets. Published in 2016. ‘Turn these pages and be immersed in the real world of #JamesBond : assets, black ops, double agents, triple agents, it’s all here.’ #spybook #spybrary https://t.co/e9pM541pes

Paperback, 2017

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Spies Who Changed History: The Greatest Spies and Agents of the 20th Century, Nigel West

Spies Who Changed History: The Greatest Spies and Agents of the 20th Century

Nigel West
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Intelligence expert Nigel West reveals more about his latest book, #Spies Who Changed History. He profiles 14 spies who have made a significant impact but are not the familiar faces associated with #espionage Available on all good #podcast apps and the link in the 1st reply. https://t.co/wOL2gQhOsH

Hardcover, 2022

$34.95$17.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Absolute Friends, John Le Carré

Absolute Friends

John Le Carré
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Outside of the Smiley novels, my favourite #JohnleCarré novel is Absolute Friends. It is often dubbed the 'Marmite 'book because readers tend to hate it or love it. I am firmly in the love it camp! If AF is not for you, then I highly recommend listening to the abridged audio… https://t.co/hi0qOJZUEm https://t.co/YFPaB1H4KI

Paperback, 2004

$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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