Suspense Magazine July 2013

The Modern Spy
Meet Matthew Dunn
By Suspense Magazine
Photo Credit: Provided by Publisher
The old adage “write what you know,” has
never been more true than it is for author and former spy
Matthew Dunn. An MI6 field officer for nearly six years, Matthew
has created a new career for himself fictionalizing the reality of his
previous position.
Though fans of 007 will need to partially wipe the imagery that
immediately comes to mind when thinking of the stars on screen—
parties, amazing gadgets, fast cars, and even faster sexy, half-clad
women—they’ll be equally entertained by Dunn’s approach.
With a past brimming with tales of real deep cover, Matthew
breathes life into Will Cochrane—MI6 and the CIA’s deadliest
weapon—in his Spycatcher series. Here’s a taste of what you’ll find in
his most recent release, “Slingshot”:
Cochrane is ordered to recover a mysterious document
stolen by a Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SRV)
traitor working for a former high-ranking East German
Stasi officer. The officer, years before, had instigated a secret
pact between Russian and U.S. generals. The agreement
stipulated that should it be broken,
an assassin would immediately be set
loose after an unknown target.
The SRV has sent their own version of
Cochrane—a cold-blooded, brilliant
operative—to retrieve the document,
pitting spycatcher against spycatcher.
We hope you’ll enjoy the time we spent
with Matthew as much as we did, learning
the challenges he faces, his separation of fact
and fiction, and what he has planned for the
future.
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