All Episodes
Spies, Lies and Private Eyes — 194 episodes
Julian Fisher, the Intelligence Maven, on how to think like a spy
David Heska Wanbli Weiden's new thriller set on the Rosebud Indian Reservation: WISDOM CORNER
Charles Cumming on his new spy thriller ICARUS 17
Neal Lipschutz: THE LONG ARM OF THE PAST
Cate Holohan has all the love for the collaborative process behind WICKED WANTED WIDOWS
CODEBREAKER: Why True Crime Author Stella Sands Switched to fiction in the Wordhunter Mysteries
Charles Salzberg: THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING
Tori Eldridge on her 'Hawaii Western' Hawai'i Rage
Matthew Lavoie on MAIN STREET FRINGE
Rob Hart: THREE HITMEN AND A BABY, the new installment in the ASSASSINS ANONYMOUS series
Danielle Postel-Vinay on her switch from thrillers to cozy mystery with MURDER MOST DELICIOUS
Bill Rapp on his new Cold War Thriller THE PRAGUE SPRING
Vincent Coppola's memoir about growing up in Brooklyn: GOWANUS CROSSING
Stig Abell: A TWIST IN THE RIVER
Avery Bishop talks writing, publishing and his new suspense novel, THE GIRLS IN THE DARK
Miranda Armstadt talks the reality of spy craft and her new thriller DEGREES OF INTELLIGENCE
M.E. Proctor on KANSAS CITY BREAKDOWN and the art of co-writing
Jason Starr on his new thriller VANESSA'S MEN
James Grady's propulsive new thriller SHADOWS ON SIDEWALKS
Elizabeth Rose Quinn's new locked room murder mystery PAYBACK
Matt Witten on his new speculative crime novel 51%
David Gordon's comic and noir-tinged tour through Tinseltown: BEHIND SUNSET
Author and Actor Jon Lindstrom on his new thriller, HOLLYWOOD PAYBACK
Susan Walter's 'locked room' mystery-thriller: MURDER AT 30,000 FEET
David Swinson: a shift to Rural Noir in his new suspense novel FROM THE DUST
Daniel Grace on his epic, literary thriller IN THE WAKE OF GOLGOTHA
Derrick Jackson discusses the new addition to his Shadow One series: THE RAVEN SHADOW
Jennifer Maritza McCauley's innovative love letter to millennial nerd culture: NEON STEEL
Sandra Brown on writing, her career, and her new thriller, BLOODLUST
Former US congressman Steve Israel on his new thriller THE EINSTEIN CONSPIRACY
Lauren Schott: VERY SLOWLY ALL AT ONCE, a novel of domestic suspense
Bruce Robert Coffin: CRIMSON THAW, the first book in a new police procedural series
Jim Nesbitt: THE FATAL SAVING GRACE, an Ed Earl Burch novel
Travis Davis: WAR ON THE PORCH, a Twentieth Century War Story
Daniella Bernett on SECRETS LIE IN WAIT, her newest Emmeline and Gregory adventure
Chris Ciulla on the Myopic Duplicity anthology
James Magruder: NO ONE IS LOOKING AT YOU
Aaron Philip Clark and THE BLUEST NIGHT, the latest in his Trevor Finnegan series
Nicole Baart on WHERE HE LEFT ME, her atmospheric thriller set in the Pacific Northwest
St. Sukie de la Croix: a hilarious, insightful chat about writing, life, and THE HUNT FOR THE HAIRDO KILLER
M.P. Woodward: TERMINAL VELOCITY, the newest Jack Ryan Jr. thriller
Maeve McGoran's audible original SHIPWRECK, an investigation into the sinking of the SS El Faro
Genevieve Rheams: WE WILL PLANT BIRDS OF PARADISE
Marc Cameron: US Marshall Arliss Cutter faces the Alaskan wilderness in DEAD LINE
Robert A. Adamcik: THE WAVEFORCE AFFAIR
Tracey Devlyn on FLASHPOINT, co-writing, genre switch ups, and the writing life
James L'Etoile: SINS OF THE FATHER, the newest installment in the Detective Nathan Parker series
Tess Sharpe Pt 2: Writing LGBTQ and unexpected romance tropes into thriller fiction in NO BODY NO CRIME
Tess Sharpe PT 1: Quirkiness and campiness meet emotional depth in her thriller NO BODY NO CRIME
Eric Rickstad: FBI thriller meets speculative fiction in REMOTE: THE FIVE, book 2 in his Remote series
Brian Freeman: rebooting Jason Bourne in his newest Ludlum thriller THE BOURNE ESCAPE
Karin Slaughter: one of the world's most popular storytellers talks WE ARE ALL GUILTY HERE
Scott Hendrix: true life and fiction meet in JUSTINE, the story of an abused woman's search for her stolen child
Kyle Mills: resurrecting a beloved character in his new political thriller, FADE IN
Bruce Borgos: a controversial wild horse round up in the Nevada desert leads to murder in THE BLUE HORSE
Acclaimed crime Writer Laura Lippman on why she ventured into Cozy with MURDER TAKES A VACATION
Martin Rooney talks the tough, Everyman Hero in his new thriller BLOOD FEUD
Edward Stanton talks FRAIL BLOOD, a literary romantic thriller set in the heart of Buenos Aires
Kyra Davis Lurie: wealth, class, and civil rights in THE GREAT MANN, a fascinating retelling of The Great Gatsby
John Goodwin joins A.J. Landau - writing duo Jon Land & Jeff Ayers - to discuss COLD BURN
New from Jim Fusilli, author, music critic, and host of The Writers at Work podcast: A SONG FOR KATY SHAYNE
Andrew Warren: transitioning from Indie to Traditional with TOKYO BLACK, a Thomas Caine thriller
J.D. Rhoades: navigating publishing and an exciting relaunch of the Jack Keller series
Ryan Steck: writing Ted Bell's MONARCH was the hardest thing I've ever done
Scott McCrae: Western meets international thriller in TARGETS WEST
Debut novelist Gene Koon: ANOTHER TRY
Nick Marshall: TRY AGAIN—an ex-con's path from prison to prosperity
John Winn Miller: fascinating research and getting the details right in his WWII spy adventure RESCUE RUN
Jonathan Maberry Part 2: Gray hats and moral conflicts in real life, westerns, zombie books & BURN TO SHINE
Jonathan Maberry Pt 1: Martial arts in fantasy, reality, and writing, plus his latest, BURN TO SHINE
Kerry Schafer & Kerry Anne King on creative publishing and her new cozy-adjacent mystery Party Planning Can Be Murder
Jon McGoran talks about the horror, humor, mystery & screenwriting influences behind THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING
Elizabeth Crowens: real & alternate history of fascinating film stars in BYE BYE BLACKBIRD
Anthony Gedell: LOVE LIES IN THE THROES OF RHETORIC
NYT bestselling author Mark Greaney talks MIDNIGHT BLACK, the new installment in the Gray Man series
Robert Crais and THE BIG EMPTY, number twenty in the Elvis Cole and Joe Pike series
USA Today bestselling author Ward Larsen: DARK VECTOR a David Slaton & Tru Miller novel
Allison Brennan, NYT bestselling author: SEE HOW THEY HIDE
Rodger Carlyle: the fascinating author of THE DRAGON, THE EAGLE, AND THE JAGUAR
Kit Turner, former CIA operative & debut novelist: The Children of Outer Darkness
Michael Garner: My Life as a CIA Spy - *I Was Never a CIA Spy
Eliot Pattison: Freedom's Ghost, the 7th installment in the Bone Rattler series
Steve Stratton talks CARIBBEAN HARVEST, his latest Lance Bear Wolf thriller
Andrews and Wilson talk DEFENSE PROTOCOL, their latest Tom Clancy thriller
Alex Kenna: BURN THIS NIGHT
BLOOD AND THE BADGE: Michael Cannell on corrupt cops and organized crime
Vince Palamara: The Plot to Kill President Kennedy in Chicago
David List: What are the Odds?
Author & swashbuckler Terrance Layhew on the classic novels that inspired ONE MAN’S TREASURE
Julian Fisher: THINK LIKE A SPY - skills of influence and persuasion used by intelligence officers
Mark Pawlosky and BLACK BIRD, the latest in his Nik Byron series
Jeffrey Archer and AN EYE FOR AN EYE: a lively and opinionated chat with a legendary author
Joe Clifford: I WON'T SAY A WORD - a deeply honest chat about writing, publishing, and life
Celebrating 100 episodes with Steph Post and her crafted by hand book Terra Incognita
Robert Swartwood talks Enemy of the State and how he came to write thrillers
M.P. Woodward and Shadow State: a candid chat about writing in Clancy's Jack Ryan Jr. series
Debut novelist and police officer Adam Plantinga: how his law enforcement work shaped THE ASCENT
John A. Daly talks about his Sean Coleman series
Reed Farrel Coleman and BLIND TO MIDNIGHT, the new installment in the Nick Ryan series
Shannon Bohrer: JUDICIAL SOUP, a true story of justice gone wrong
Steve Anderson and the newest Kaspar Brothers novel - LINES OF DECEPTION
Steve Urszenyi's PERFECT SHOT: a female former sniper uncovers a global nuclear threat
Special episode: Terrence McCauley discusses Chicago '63 with guest host Jeff Circle
Travis Davis talks about WW1 and his new novel ONE OF FOUR
Eric P. Bishop: Breach of Trust, book two in the Body Man series
Ace Atkins talks plot, character, and his 30th novel, DON'T LET THE DEVIL RIDE
Meg Gardiner talks about Shadowheart, book four in her Unsub series
Rob Hart, author of THE WAREHOUSE, talks about his new thriller, ASSASSINS ANONYMOUS
Tom Straw, writer-producer and NYT bestselling author, talks THE ACCIDENTAL JOE
Debut author KT Nguyen & You Know What You Did: what if thoughts could kill?
Robert Hilliard: In Freedom's Shadow, a historical novel based on Black Union spy John Scobell
Sarina Bowen, bestselling romance author, ventures into thrillers with THE FIVE YEAR LIE
Michael Frost Beckner: Kaleidoscope - 4th of July - the 20th anniversary follow up to SPY GAME
Gavin Stone: THE UNFORGIVEN SPY, fictionalized spy craft from an experienced operative
George Pelecanos: author, producer & Emmy-nominated screenwriter on OWNING UP
Adam Sikes, novelist, Marine Corps veteran & ex CIA officer & THE UNDERHANDED
Bernard Cornwell: Sharpe's Command, his latest sweeping historical in the Sharpe series
Rick Mofina: Someone Saw Something, new thriller about a missing child
Steven Powell and LOVE ME FIERCE IN DANGER, the life story of James Ellroy
Iris Yamashita and Village in the Dark
Jeff Circle, thriller writer and the mind behind The Writer's Dossier
Jack Beaumont, former DGSE operative, talks about life as a spy and his new thriller, DARK ARENA
James Grady on spy novels, writing, and his clock ticking saga THE SMOKE IN OUR EYES
Lawrence Kelter, author of the My Cousin Vinny novels talks Man-Killer, his newest thriller
F.X. Regan: former police offer, FBI agent, & SWAT team member on his new thriller ROSSLYN STATION
James Stejskal, author and military historian's latest is DEAD HAND
Jessica McHugh: THE QUIET WAYS I DESTROY YOU, her latest work of blackout poetry
THE GIRL IN THE POLKA DOT DRESS: a political thriller inspired by the Kennedy assassinations
THE ROYAL GAME: Linda Keir - aka Linda Joffe Hall and Keir Graff discuss their latest project
AMERICAN CONFIDENTIAL: Deanne Stillman's fascinating look at Lee Harvey Oswald & his mother
ODYSSEY'S END: P.I. Rick Cahill is back in another thriller by Matt Coyle
BECAUSE THE NIGHT: exploring Southern Noir with Shamus award winner James D.F. Hannah
THE BITTER PAST: writing dual timelines and more in Bruce Borgos' new "spy-flavored" mystery
LAWS OF ANNIHILATION: a new thriller from author, actor, and producer Eriq la Salle
8 WINDS: creative excellence on a small film budget with Dan Coplan
SHADOW DRIVE: a debut thriller from screenwriter & director Nolan Cubero
BASTARD VERDICT: James McCrone's thriller explores election interference - in Scotland
Rumor of Evil: Gary Braver discusses beginning a new thriller series
BETRAYED BY THE TRUTH: an Emmeline Kirby & Gregory Longdon Mystery by Daniella Bernett
GHOST TAMER: debut novelist Meredith R. Lyons
A TURKISH TRIANGLE: new from historian, former CIA member & author Bill Rapp
Ransomed Daughter: independent novelist Eric P. Bishop talks his latest and the biz of publishing
AN HONEST MAN: a new novel of suspense from NYT bestselling author Michael Koryta
A conversation with Michael Dolan, founder & publisher at Winding Road Stories
SHADOW SANCTION: with author and former secret service officer & Green Beret Steve Stratton
9th Man: Steve Berry and Grant Blackwood discuss their new thriller collaboration
Nicole Prewitt, winner of the Eleanor Taylor Bland Award for Crime Fiction Writers of Color
SALT ISLAND: Lisa Towles talks about her foray into series writing with Book 2 in E&A Investigations
THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW: former spy I.S. Berry talks about her debut spy thriller
Mike Baron chats with Terrence about Bronzestar, a graphic novel co-created with Pat Broderick
SHADOW WAR: an award winning thriller by retired U.S. Navy Officer and author A.M. Adair
INSIDE THREAT: a new political thriller from Matthew Quirk
SLEEPLESS CITY: a new series with a new hero from Reed Coleman
THE LOST POPE: Cooper's "pope whisperer" lead is on the trail of a lost medieval female pope
THE GOOD ONES: Polly Stewart's novel about female friendships and the cost of "being good"
TIMES UNDOING: Cheryl Head discusses the family history that underpins her newest novel
LOVE BETRAYAL MURDER: bestselling author & practicing attorney Adam Mitzner discusses his new release
SAY MY NAME: Joe Clifford discusses his new true crime novel, plus writing, life, music & more
THE DEVIL YOU KNOW: the newest installment in Chris Hauty's Hayley Chill series
SUNSET AND JERICHO: Sam Wiebe discusses his love for the PI genre and his newest Wakeland novel
UKULELE OF DEATH: intentionally funny murder mysteries with E.J. Copperman
GOING ZERO: with writer and Academy Award nominated filmmaker Anthony McCarten
MAN ON THE RUN: with novelist, journalist, and acclaimed writing instructor Charles Salzberg
ONLY THE DEAD: with former Navy SEAL and #1 NYT bestselling author Jack Carr
THE DEAD CERTAIN DOUBT: the latest in Jim Nesbitt's hard-boiled Texas crime thrillers
ONE FOR THE AGES: prolific author JD Kirk on his latest DCI Logan thriller & writing multiple genres
SURVIVING THE LION'S DEN: Matt Scott discusses the latest thriller in his popular series
THE LAST REMAINS: Elly Griffiths chats about her latest (and last?) Ruth Galloway book
DRUMS, GUNS, 'n' MONEY: Author Jonathan J. Brown talks about writing through chemo in this inspirational conversation with Terrence McCauley
Keeping it Interesting: bestseller Steven Konkoly talks about his approach to series writing
WOLF TRAP: Author Connor Sullivan discusses the influence of screen plays on his writing
DOUBLE OR NOTHING: Kim Sherwood discusses her venture into the James Bond world
IT ENDS AT MIDNIGHT: Bestselling author Harriet Tyce talks about her new release
DEMPSEY: Writing Duo Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson in conversation with Terrence McCauley
THE CRADLE OF ICE: NYT bestselling author James Rollins in conversation with Terrence McCauley
THE BULLET GARDEN: Author Stephen Hunter chats with Terrence McCauley
Deborah Crombie, bestselling author of A KILLING OF INNOCENTS, chats with Terrence McCauley
Bestselling thriller writer Brian Freeman discusses THE ZERO NIGHT with Terrence McCauley
Brad Meltzer, NYT bestselling author of THE NAZI CONSPIRACY chats with Terrence McCauley
Screenwriter, playwright, and novelist Matt Witten discusses new release KILLER STORY
Debut Author Alex Kenna chats with Terrence McCauley about WHAT MEETS THE EYE
Bestselling crime writer Lisa Towles chats with Terrence McCauley about her latest, THE RIDDERS
Author James L'Etoile talks DEAD DROP with Terrence McCauley
Collaborators Max Allan Collins and Matthew Clemens discuss their work
Author and television writer Eric Beetner joins Terrence McCauley on today's episode
Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal, chats with Terrence McCauley
Terrence McCauley interviews Matt Coyle, author of the best selling Rick Cahill crime series
Terrence McCauley interviews suspense author and retired law enforcement officer David Putnam
Terrence McCauley intervews Joe Goldberg, former CIA officer and author of Rebellious Son
Terrence McCauley interviews Dana King, author of the Nick Forte and Penns River Series
Terrence McCauley interviews reporter and author Damien Lewis
Terrence McCauley interviews screenwriter and author Michael Frost Beckner
Terrence talks with gritty crime fiction writer Frank Zafiro
Terrence McCauley interviews Matthew Betley, author of The Neighborhood