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Arkady Shevchenko – Highest-Ranking Soviet Defector of the Cold War Era
BAYARD & HOLMES~ Jay HolmesSince our first Bayard & Holmes Love-A-Spook Day, we annually have honored either an individual or a group of people from the Intelligence Community ("IC"). This year, we add Soviet defector Arkady Nikolayevich Shevchenko...
Lisa Haselton’s Interview with Piper Bayard
Bayard & Holmes~ Piper BayardI'm delighted this week to be interviewed by Lisa Haselton at her Book Reviews & Interviews site. The interview includes a bit about our latest espionage thriller release, The Caiman of Iquitos, an excerpt from the...
New Release! The Caiman of Iquitos
New Release from Bayard & Holmes! THE CAIMAN OF IQUITOS “An excellent reminder that great spies tell great spy stories.” ~ Annie Jacobson, Writer/Producer of Jack Ryan In a chilling continuation of their Apex Predator novels, Bayard & Holmes compel us into the...
US Navy Chief Charged with Espionage
Bayard & Holmes~ Jay Holmes* The US Navy has brought eight espionage charges against US Navy Chief Fire Controlman (Aegis) Bryce Steven Pedicini for crimes he allegedly committed between November, 2022, and May, 2023. The charges stem from allegations...
The Other Players: Intelligence Perspective on Hamas-Israel War, Part Five
Bayard & Holmes~ Jay Holmes In the wake of the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israeli citizens on October 7, people were left wondering how Israel could have been taken by surprise and how Hamas could be surprised at Israel's response. In our first four...
Where Hamas’s Neighbors Stand: Intelligence Perspective on the Israel-Hamas War, Part Four
Bayard & Holmes~ Jay Holmes Nearly everyone has influence on the Israel-Hamas War. If you buy gasoline in Asia, Europe, or the Western Hemisphere, you have a bit of influence on the current battle between Hamas and Israel. If the Russia-Ukraine War...
Hamas’s Internal Influences: Intelligence Perspective on the Current Israel-Hamas War, Part Three
Bayard & Holmes~ Jay Holmes The first question that many people asked once they became aware of the October 7 Hamas terror attack on Israel was, “How could Israel allow themselves to be surprised by a Hamas terror attack?” The second question most of...
Holiday Sale and Subscriber Giveaway!
Bayard & HolmesHOLIDAY SALE AND SUBSCRIBER GIVEAWAY!To celebrate the holidays, we are reducing all digital copies of our books to $3.99 or less. We're also celebrating you, our readers, with a newsletter subscriber giveaway. One random newsletter...
Israel’s Constraints and Failures: Intelligence Perspective on the Israel-Hamas War, Part Two
Bayard & Holmes~ Jay Holmes Many of us in Western nations are wondering why the Israeli government did not act preemptively to prevent the massive attacks by Hamas on October 7, 2023. Complete and accurate answers and lessons learned from this chapter...
What’s Happened So Far: Intelligence Perspective on the Israel-Hamas War, Part One
Bayard & Holmes~ Jay Holmes On the morning of October 7, Hamas launched an unbridled terrorist attack on Israel from Gaza, in which Hamas terrorists brutally slaughtered 1400 Israelis and foreigners and kidnapped 248 more. By 0800 Israeli time, many...
Pilgrim on a Lonely Journey
Bayard & Holmes~ Piper Bayard This is the week of the mass American pilgrimage. Thanksgiving, more than any other holiday, is the day we Americans travel home. It is the one holiday we all share, no matter what our religion. The day when we gather as...
Sidney Mashbir — Snatching Victory from the Jaws of Red Tape
BAYARD & HOLMES ~ Jay Holmes Since 2010, Bayard & Holmes have honored either an individual or a group of people from the Intelligence Community ("IC") on October 31, our Love-A-Spook Day. This year, we add Sidney Forrester Mashbir to our...
RIC PRADO and BLACK OPS: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior
BAYARD & HOLMES~ Piper Bayard & Jay Holmes Since 2010, Bayard & Holmes have honored either an individual or a group of people from the Intelligence Community ("IC") on October 31, our Love-A-Spook Day. This year, retired CIA Counterterrorist...
Terrorism 101: Japan’s Aum Shinrikyo Gas Attacks
Bayard & Holmes~ Jay Holmes If You Meet the Buddha On the Road to Shambhala, Kill Him Quick On the morning of March 20, 1995, as workers in Tokyo, Japan, crowded into the city’s efficient subway system, five members of a political-religious cult...
The Three Little Spy Pigs
Bayard & Holmes~ Jay Holmes On September 14, 2021, the US Justice Department released a statement concerning two ex-US Intel employees and one ex-US Military employee who were caught committing two very serious crimes. (See Three Former U.S....
The French (Dis)Connection, or WTH Just Happened with France?
Bayard & Holmes~ Jay Holmes On September 15, 2021, US President Biden announced that the United States is entering a new Security Agreement with Australia and the United Kingdom. He explained that a major feature of the new agreement will be the United...
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