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Mar 24, 2026 15 min

AFIO Now Presents Barry Broman

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In this episode, retired CIA Clandestine Service officer and former Marine Barry Broman discusses his 2026 novel The Spy from Golden Valley. This latest historical novel continues the story from Broman’s first two novels, The Spy from Place Saint-Sulpice and The Spy from Sukhumvit Road. Protagonist CIA Case Officer and ace recruiter Richard "Rick" Blayne is back and this time as a chief of station in Rangoon, Burma. Blayne's activities mirror the life of Barry Broman who spent time in Asia as an AP photographer, later as a Marine, and then with the CIA. Interview date Friday, 20 Feb 2026. Interviewer and Host AFIO President Emeritus James Hughes.

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