Spies, Lies & Private Eyes Podcast
Harriet Tyce was born in Edinburgh, is an Oxford graduate and a former criminal barrister. Two of her previous novels - Blood Orange and The Lies You Told were Sunday Times bestsellers. It Ends At Midnight, published by Sourcebooks, has been released to great critical acclaim. Visit her website.
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Navy veterans Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson are the writing team behind the number one bestselling Tier One series. Dempsey is the seventh book in their Tier One series. Visit their website.
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James Rollins is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of international thrillers that have been translated into more than forty languages. Known for unveiling unseen worlds, scientific breakthroughs, and historical secrets, Rollins' knack for breakneck pacing and stunning originality has been hailed by critics and embraced by scores of millions of readers around the world. Visit his website.
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Stephen Hunter is the acclaimed, bestselling author of the Earl Swagger and Bob Lee Swagger thrillers. Learn more about Stephen. In this episode, we discuss his latest book The Bullet Garden, set among the battlefields of World War II as Earl Swagger embarks on a top secret and deadly mission.
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Deborah Crombie is an award-winning, New York Times Bestselling author. Her latest novel, A Killing of Innocents, published by William Morrow is the 19th book in her long-running, acclaimed Duncan Kincade/Gemma James series. A native of Richardson, Texas, she graduated high school at 16 and from Austin College with a degree in Biology. She travels to England several times a year and returns home to her beloved Texas where she lives with her husband, two German Shepherds and two cats.
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Brian Freeman writes psychological thrillers that have been sold in 46 countries and 22 languages. His novel Spilled Blood won the award for Best Hardcover Novel in the annual Thriller Awards, and his novel The Burying Place was a finalist for the same award. His novel The Deep, Deep Snow was a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original.
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Brad Meltzer is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lightning Rod, The Escape Artist, and 11 other bestselling thrillers. He also writes non-fiction books like The Nazi Conspiracy, about a secret plot to kill FDR, Stalin, and Winston Churchill at the height of WWII – and the Ordinary People Change the World kids’ book series, which he does with Chris Eliopoulos and inspired the Emmy-nominated TV show on PBS KIDS, Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum. His newest kids’ books are I am John Lewis and I am Dolly Parton. Raised in Brooklyn and Miami, Brad is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Columbia Law School. He currently lives in Florida with his wife and three children.
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Matt Witten has written novels, TV shows, stage plays and movies. He is the author of the acclaimed and popular Jacob Burns mysteries as several stand-alone works. His TV writing includes popular series like House, Law and Order, Pretty Little Liars among others. His plays - The Deal, Washington Square Moves and The Ties That Bind have been produced in theaters all over the world. His movie - Drones - was released in 2014 and is currently available on Amazon. He lives in California with his wife and two sons. His latest novel Killer Story is available from Oceanview Publishing.
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Alex Kenna is a prosecutor and an avid Sunday painter. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, son, and giant schnauzer. What Meets The Eye is her debut novel.
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Lisa Towles is an award-winning, Amazon bestselling crime novelist and a passionate speaker on the topics of fiction writing, creativity, and Strategic Self Care. Lisa has nine crime novels in print. Her newest title, The Ridders, released in November of 2022. Hot House (June, 2022) was an Amazon #1 Bestseller (Kindle version) the first place Winner of the 2022 Book Fest Literary Award in Mystery & Crime. Her thriller Ninety-Five was released in November 2021 and won a Literary Titan Award for Fiction. Her 2019 thriller, The Unseen, was the Winner of the 2020 NYC Big Book Award in Crime Fiction, and a Finalist in the Thriller category of the Best Book Awards by American Book Fest. Her 2017 thriller, Choke, won a 2017 IPPY and a 2018 NYC Big Book Award for Thriller. Lisa is an active member and frequent panelist/speaker of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and International Thriller Writers. She has an MBA in IT Management and works full-time in the tech industry.
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Author James L’Etoile uses his twenty-nine years behind bars as an influence in his novels, short stories, and screenplays. He is a former associate warden in a maximum-security prison, a hostage negotiator, facility captain, and director of California’s state parole system. He is a nationally recognized expert witness and consultant on prison and jail operations. L'Etoile's crime fiction work has been recognized by the Creative World Awards, Acclaim Film, and the Scriptapalooza Television Script Competition. Bury The Past was a 2018 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award finalist for best procedural mystery of the year. He is also a frequent contributor to top short story collections. Dead Drop is his latest novel.
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Max Allan Collins is an American mystery writer, noted for his graphic novels. His work has been published in several formats and his Road to Perdition series was the basis for a film of the same name. Matthew Clemens worked with Max Allan Collins on his USA Today bestselling CSI books, as well as his Criminal Minds, Dark Angel and Bones novels. Clemens is the co-author of the regional bestselling true-crime book, Dead Water, and his short stories and articles have appeared in such national publications as Fangoria and TV Guide. He lives in Davenport, Iowa.
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Eric Beetner is that writer you've heard about but never read. Then when you finally do, you wonder why you waited so long. There are over 25 books and more than 100 short stories so you'd better get started. Books like Rumrunners, All The Way Down, Two In The Head and The Devil Doesn’t Want Me. He also hosts the podcast Writer Types and the Noir at the Bar reading series in L.A. He’s been described as “The 21st Century’s answer to Jim Thompson” (LitReactor) He’s been nominated for three Anthony’s, an ITW award, Shamus, Derringer and 5 Emmys. Seriously, what are you waiting for?
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Janice Hallett is a former magazine editor, award-winning journalist, and government communications writer. She wrote articles and speeches for, among others, the Cabinet Office, Home Office, and Department for International Development. Her enthusiasm for travel has taken her around the world several times, from Madagascar to the Galapagos, Guatemala to Zimbabwe, Japan, Russia, and South Korea. A playwright and screenwriter, she penned the feminist Shakespearean stage comedy NetherBard and cowrote the feature film Retreat. She lives in London and is the author of The Appeal and The Twyford Code.
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Matt Coyle is the author of the best-selling Rick Cahill crime novels. He knew he wanted to be a crime writer when he was fourteen and his father gave him The Simple Art of Murder by Raymond Chandler. He graduated with a degree in English from University of California at Santa Barbara. His foray into crime fiction was delayed for thirty years as he spent time managing a restaurant, selling golf clubs for various golf companies, and in national sales for a sports licensing company. His latest Cahill novel, Doomed Legacy, is available from Oceanview Publishing.
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During his law enforcement career, “Deputy Dave” Putnam worked primarily in California on teams for Patrol, Investigations, SWAT, Narcotics (street level and majors), Violent Crimes, Criminal Intelligence, Internal Affairs and the Detective Bureau. He rounded out his law enforcement career with a few years in the Hawaiian Islands as a Special Agent–part of a real-life “Hawaii-50” team. He’s now retired from law enforcement and spends his time growing organic California avocados and writing, with his wife Mary and their three dogs.
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Today’s guest on Spies, Lies and Private Eyes is Joe Goldberg – who has been a CIA covert action officer, corporate intelligence director, international political consultant, and currently is a college instructor and writer.
His work at the CIA garnered three Exceptional Performance Awards. In the private sector, as leader of Corporate Intelligence at Motorola, Joe received the Meritorious Award recognizing a single individual who has made significant contributions to the intelligence profession. He had consulted on numerous international presidential, prime minister, and legislative elections.
Joe is the best-selling Amazon author of two award-winning espionage novels: Secret Wars: An Espionage Story (2014) and The Spy Devils (2021). His upcoming book, Rebellious Son (The Spy Devils #2) is out on November 15. He has a passion for writing, US history, Jimmy Buffett, the Iowa Hawkeyes, and his wife, children, and grandchildren. Joe supports the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, the American Cancer Society, and several local charities. He holds degrees in Political Science and Communications from the University of Iowa.
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Dana King has twice received nominations for Shamus Awards from the Private Eye Writers of America. He was born in New Kensington, PA and grew up in Lower Burrell, PA. A classically-trained musician, Dana holds a Bachelor’s degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a Master’s in Trumpet Performance from New England Conservatory, where he studied with Charles Schlueter of the Boston Symphony. He has also worked as a computer network administrator, pre-sales software technical consultant, and training officer for a government agency that would really rather he not mention their name. The Penns River and Nick Forte series of novels are his responsibility, as well as the standalone Wild Bill and numerous short stories.
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Today’s guest is Damien Lewis, the Author of Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy. Damien is an award-winning writer who spent twenty years reporting from war, disaster, and conflict zones for the BBC and other global news organizations. He is the bestselling author of more than twenty books, many of which are being adapted into films or television series, including military history, thrillers, and several acclaimed memoirs about military working dogs. Lewis lives in Dorchester, England.
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Today’s guest is author Michael Frost Beckner, an accomplished author and screenwriter. After earning a degree in Novel Writing from USC under PEN/Faulkner winner T.C. Boyle, Michael became the writing assistant to Academy Award winner Barry Levinson on the films "Good Morning, Vietnam" and "Rain Man." His first film "Sniper" is currently in production with its ninth franchise film, followed by Texas Lead & Gold, "Cutthroat Island," and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (Disney).
Beckner went on to later adapt "The Night Manager" by John LeCarre. He wrote the screenplay for "Spy Game," which became an international success starring Robert Redford and Brad Pitt. He has just released a trilogy based on that movie: Muir's Gambit, Bishop's Endgame and Aiken in Check.
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