Matthew Dunn (author)

Matthew Howard Dunn (born 25 November 1968) is a British spy novelist and previously an MI6 intelligence officer.[1] According to his publicists his time in the intelligence services included experience with specialized units of the British SAS and SBS as well as joint operations with MI5, GCHQ, the CIA, and BND.

Biography

Education

Dunn read Politics and Economics at the University of East Anglia before taking a PhD in International Relations from the University of Cambridge.

Career

As a member of SIS (the Secret Intelligence Service) — known as MI6 — for 5 years, Dunn recruited, ran and debriefed agents, coordinated and participated in special operations, and acted in deep-cover deployments throughout the world. Medals are never awarded to modern MI6 officers, but Dunn was the recipient of a rare personal commendation from the Foreign Secretary for work he did on one mission. According to his publicists, Dunn conducted approximately 70 missions during his time in MI6 – all of them successful.

Works

Novels

  • Spycatcher (2011), William Morrow
  • Sentinel: A Spycatcher Novel (2012), William Morrow
  • Slingshot: A Spycatcher Novel (2013), William Morrow
  • Counter Spy: A Spycatcher Novella (2014), William Morrow
  • Dark Spies: A Spycatcher Novel (2014), William Morrow
  • The recruit: A Spycatcher Novel (2014), William Morrow
  • A Soldier's Revenge: A Will Cochrane Novel (2016), William Morrow

References

  1. ↑ Jacket blurb, Spycatcher (2011).

www.matthewdunnbooks.com (official website)

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