Tuesday 18 October 2011

A Spy Who Is Tougher Than James Bond?


Matthew Dunn: former MI6 officer turned novelist Photo: PAUL GROVER

Meet The Spy Who Is Harder Than James Bond -- The Telegraph

Matthew Dunn, a former field officer with MI6, has lifted the lid on the Secret Intelligence Service to create a fictional spy.

There is a scar on Matthew Dunn's right hand, a deep gash running down the edge from the little finger, as if at some point he has had to defend himself from the strike of a blade. A memento, perhaps, of the clandestine operations during his career as a field officer at the sharp end of the Secret Intelligence Service, MI6. Has he ever come close to losing his life in the service of Queen and country? His fingers drum the table.

"Can we pause there for a second?" Tap, tap, tap.

"The answer is, yes." Tap, tap.

"Let me think how to answer that ----." Pause.

"We'll leave it as Yes."
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