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Len Deighton’s Spy Novels: A Personal Selection

Len Deighton’s Spy Novels: A Personal Selection

Paul Vidich chooses "six novels to highlight Deighton’s considerable talent."

By Paul Vidich | May 8, 2025

Len Deighton and the Spy Novel

Len Deighton and the Spy Novel

When Your Art Goes Boom

By Paul Vidich | May 6, 2025

60 Years of 'The Spy Who Came in From the Cold'

60 Years of 'The Spy Who Came in From the Cold'

Paul Vidich and Joseph Kanon investigate the legacy of John le Carré's groundbreaking novel.

By Paul Vidich | December 1, 2023

How Should Fiction Talk About War

How Should Fiction Talk About War

Paul Vidich on cycles of violence and the search for truth in fiction.

By Paul Vidich | October 23, 2023

The Best Hotels – and Hotel Bars – in Espionage Fiction

The Best Hotels – and Hotel Bars – in Espionage Fiction

Paul Vidich explains why spy novelists can't get enough of these sophisticated landmarks.

By Paul Vidich | October 3, 2023

Paul Vidich's New York: Hello to All This

Paul Vidich's New York: Hello to All This

The spy novelist reflects on Joan Didion, Ian Fleming, E.B. White, and a long history of complex feelings toward New York.

By Paul Vidich | January 28, 2022

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The Most Enduring Imposters in Crime Fiction and Espionage

By Paul Vidich | February 2, 2021

What You May Not Know About Your Father, The Spy

By Paul Vidich | January 27, 2021

How John Le Carré Reinvented the Spy Novel

By Paul Vidich | December 24, 2020

Joseph Kanon: Why Spies Are the Ideal Subjects for Writers

Joseph Kanon: Why Spies Are the Ideal Subjects for Writers

Two spy novelists sit down to discuss fiction, turning points in history, how we inherited our world from The Third Man.

By Paul Vidich | November 5, 2019

Writing in the Shadow of Graham Greene

Writing in the Shadow of Graham Greene

On 'Our Man in Havana' and the Stories Greene Missed

By Paul Vidich | March 29, 2018

When Your 60-Year-Old Family Mystery Shows Up on Netflix

When Your 60-Year-Old Family Mystery Shows Up on Netflix

Paul Vidich on the Story of His Uncle, Featured in Errol Morris's Wormwood

By Paul Vidich | February 20, 2018

Russians in the Whitehouse? Blackmail, Disinformation, and Michael Flynn

Russians in the Whitehouse? Blackmail, Disinformation, and Michael Flynn

Thriller Writer Paul Vidich on KGB Tradecraft and the Mess in Washington

By Paul Vidich | February 15, 2017