Shane - Spybrary Podcast Host Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Shane - Spybrary Podcast Host on X
As featured in the Sunday Times and Radio Times. Spy Podcast and community since 2017. For fans of Spy TV, books, and movies. Fiction and Non-Fiction.

One of Our Ministers Is Missing: The Ingenious New Mystery from the Author of the Late Train to Gipsy Hill
Alan Johnson
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
Ceausescu: The Countdown
Pavel Campeanu
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)
Gold Fingers: Presenting the Cuisine of Ebony
George Cherry
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
Call for the Dead: A George Smiley Novel
John Le Carré
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
Mi5: British Security Service Operations, 1909-1945: The True Story of the Most Secret Counter-Espionage Organisation in the World
Nigel West
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
Out of stock

Goldfinger
Ian Fleming
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
Out of stock

My Silent War: The Autobiography of a Spy
Kim Philby
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
Spycraft Secrets: An Espionage A-Z
Nigel West
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
Spies Who Changed History: The Greatest Spies and Agents of the 20th Century
Nigel West
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
Absolute Friends
John Le Carré
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