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Jul 2023
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Revealing the 5 Best Spy Books as Recomm...

Shane Whaley
About this episode

In this thrilling episode, we have a special guest, David Clark, who worked as a Special Advisor to former British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook. David has an intellectual and professional interest in intelligence, making him the perfect guest for today's topic: Revealing his 5 Best Spy Books!

In this episode of Dead Drop 5 - David takes us on a gripping journey through the realms of espionage with his recommendations for the best spy novels out there. His spy book choices are thrilling page-turners that will keep us on the edge of our seats and running to a bookshop if we do not have these spy novels on our bookshelves.

Spy book fan David Clark finds himself embedded deep in Communist-controlled East Berlin, and has asked his handler to leave him 5 of his favorite spy books at the Dead Drop location in Friedrichshain Park.

 

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