In this episode we look at John le Carré’s 2003 novel, Absolute Friends.

Shane Whaley, host of the Spybrary podcast joins the show to look at one of his favorite le Carré novels.

We talk about the enigma that is Absolute Friends lead character Ted Mundy. How many trips over the wall does it take to get a gold watch from MI6? And do all tour guides make good spies? Plus, Lutheran pastor Stasi spies!

All that and much more in this episode.

We’ll be back in two weeks for part 2.

God’s Spies by Elizabeth Braw – https://www.amazon.com/Gods-Spies-Stasis-Espionage-Campaign-ebook/dp/B07Z4BFKSL/

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