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Spies, Lies and Private Eyes

Spies, Lies and Private Eyes with host Terrence McCauley features some of the most talented crime and thriller writers working today. Our focus will be on those books where spies and private investigators are the main protagonists of the story.

Podcast · By Terrence McCauley · American English · Official site

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Sep 28, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 28, 2026

    Arvind Ethan David: THE GREAT GAME (opens the original)

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    Arvind Ethan David has written seven graphic novels, including most recently his adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s Trouble Is My Business (Pantheon, May 2025) and the Bram Stoker Award–nominated Darkness Visible with Mike Carey. He has also written multiple hit audio originals, including the science fiction anthology series Earworms, The Crimes of Dorian Gray, and the nonfiction audiobook Douglas Adams: The Ends of the Earth. Find him on Substack at substack.com/@arvindethandavid . Visit his webs

  2. Episode · Sep 21, 2026

    Johnny Shaw and THE UPPER HAND, a wide-ranging, extended conversation about writing and publishing (opens the original)

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    Johnny Shaw was born and raised on the Calexico/Mexicali border, the setting for his award-winning Jimmy Veeder Fiasco series, which includes the novels DOVE SEASON, PLASTER CITY, and IMPERIAL VALLEY. He is also the author of the Anthony Award-winning adventure novel BIG MARIA, the heist novel THE UPPER HAND, and the crime extravaganza FLOODGATE. Visit his website: www.johnnyshawauthor.com/ Spies, Lies and Private Eyes is copyrighted by Authors on the Air Global Radio Network #authorsofinstagram

  3. Episode · Sep 14, 2026

    Julian Fisher, the Intelligence Maven, on how to think like a spy (opens the original)

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    Julian Fisher is the author of Think Like A Spy: Master the Nine Secret Skills of Influence and Leadership. A former British official operating overseas, Julian is a specialist in human intelligence (HUMINT). He is a keynote speaker, trainer and consultant. Julian also acts as technical advisor for productions in the espionage genre, including Apple TV+’s smash-hit Slow Horses. He was the lead-trainer on Channel 4’s TV series Spies. Visit his website: theintelligencemaven.com/ Spies, Lies and Pr

  4. Episode · Sep 7, 2026

    David Heska Wanbli Weiden's new thriller set on the Rosebud Indian Reservation: WISDOM CORNER (opens the original)

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    David Heska Wanbli Weiden, an enrolled citizen of the Sicangu Lakota nation, is the author of Winter Counts, which won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel, the Thriller Award for Best First Novel, and was nominated for an Edgar Award for Best First Novel. A professor of English and Native American and Indigenous Studies at Stony Brook University, he lives in New York and Colorado with his family. Spies, Lies and Private Eyes is copyrighted by Authors on the Air Global Radio Network #authorsof

  5. Episode · Aug 31, 2026

    Charles Cumming on his new spy thriller ICARUS 17 (opens the original)

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    Charles Cumming is the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of thirteen novels, including A Spy by Nature, Typhoon, The Trinity Six, the Thomas Kell trilogy, and the BOX 88 series. He is also the screenwriter of the Gerard Butler action movie Plane. Visit his website charlescumming.co.uk/ Spies, Lies and Private Eyes is copyrighted by Authors on the Air Global Radio Network #authorsofinstagram #authorinterview #writingcommunity #authorsontheair #suspensebooks#authorssupportingautho

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