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Matthew Dunn (author)
Matthew Howard Dunn (born 25 November 1968) is a British spy novelist, media talent, creative adviser, and former Secret Intelligence Service, MI6 intelligence officer. According to his publicists his time in the intelligence services included experience with specialized units of the British Special Air Service, SAS, including 'The Increment' and Special Boat Service, SBS as well as joint operations with MI5, GCHQ, the CIA, and Bundesnachrichtendienst, BND. Biography He read politics and economics at the University of East Anglia, before undertaking a PhD in international relations at the University of Cambridge. Dunn was the recipient of a personal commendation from the Foreign Secretary, Secretary of State For Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs for his actions on a mission, which was deemed so significant that it directly influenced the success of a major international incident. Works Novels *''Spycatcher'' (2011), William Morrow *''Sentinel: A Spycatcher Novel'' (2012), William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spy Novel
Spy fiction is a genre of literature involving espionage as an important context or plot device. It emerged in the early twentieth century, inspired by rivalries and intrigues between the major powers, and the establishment of modern intelligence agencies. It was given new impetus by the development of fascism and communism in the lead-up to World War II, continued to develop during the Cold War, and received a fresh impetus from the emergence of rogue states, international criminal organizations, global terrorist networks, maritime piracy and technological sabotage and espionage as potent threats to Western societies. As a genre, spy fiction is thematically related to the novel of adventure (''The Prisoner of Zenda'', 1894, ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'', 1905), the thriller (such as the works of Edgar Wallace) and the politico-military thriller (''The Schirmer Inheritance'', 1953, ''The Quiet American'', 1955). History Commentator William Bendler noted that "Chapter 2 of the Hebre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |