{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Jack Carr's Cry Havoc \u2014 Did This Le Carr\u00e9 Fan Finish It?","description":" I'm Shane Whaley \u2014 a self-confessed &quot;guile over guns&quot; spy fiction reader who has always preferred le Carr\u00e9's slow burn spy novels to military firefights.  So what happens when a Le Carr\u00e9 fan picks up Jack Carr's Cry Havoc, a 550-page Vietnam War action thriller written by a former Navy SEAL?  Welcome to the Spybrary Rodeo \u2014 the brand new Spybrary feature where I pick up a book outside my comfort zone, or by a new-to-me author, give it a fair crack, and tell you exactly how many pages I stayed on for.  Sometimes I bail early. Sometimes I go all the way to the final page.  Today's book is Cry Havoc by Jack Carr. 550 pages. Lots of guns. Not my usual territory. Did I finish it? Keep listening to find out.  In this episode:  What the Spybrary Rodeo is and how it works The secret MACV-SOG unit running deniable missions in Vietnam in 1968 Why Cry Havoc is NOT your typical action thriller The speech that stopped me cold The spy fiction ingredients hidden inside this action thriller \u2014 GRU, moles, honey traps and the USS Pueblo The brilliant le Carr\u00e9 and Fleming passage that tells you everything about Jack Carr as a writer The literary rabbit hole that sent me straight to Jean Lart\u00e9guy's The Centurions My honest verdict  Books mentioned: Cry Havoc \u2014 Jack Carr https:\/\/geni.us\/UMYz The Quiet American \u2014 Graham Greene The Tears of Autumn \u2014 Charles McCarry The Honourable Schoolboy \u2014 John le Carr\u00e9 The Centurions \u2014 Jean Lart\u00e9guy - https:\/\/geni.us\/pzrFcJ   Suggest my next Rodeo read: \ud83d\udc49 Join the Spybrary community:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.spybrary.com\/community \ud83d\udc49 Find me on X: @Spybrary - https:\/\/x.com\/spybrary \ud83d\udc49 Full show notes: https:\/\/www.spybrary.com\/298   If you're a spy fiction fan who has been avoiding Jack Carr because you thought he was too kinetic \u2014 start here. This is the episode that might just change your mind. Don't forget to subscribe for more Spybrary Rodeo episodes, Dead Drop Five conversations, and the best spy fiction and espionage history content on the internet. ","author_name":"Spybrary Spy Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/spybrary.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41156355\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/201570475"}