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“Great talent, great imagination, and real been-there done-that authenticity make this one of the year’s best thriller debuts.”
—Lee Child
“Not since Fleming charged Bond with the safety of the world has the international secret agent mystique been so anchored with an insider’s reality.”
—Noah Boyd, New York Times bestselling author of Agent X and The Bricklayer
“A real spy proves he is a real writer—and a truly deft and inventive one. Spycatcher is a stunning debut.”
—Ted Bell, New York Times bestselling author of Warlord
A real life former field officer, Matthew Dunn makes an extraordinary debut with Spycatcher, a masterwork of international espionage fiction that crackles with electrifying authenticity. Fans of Daniel Silva, Robert Ludlum, Brad Thor, and Vince Flynn will be on the edge of their seats as intelligence agent Will Cochrane—working on a joint covert mission for the CIA and MI6—sets out to capture a brilliant and ruthless Iranian spy. Timely and gripping, Spycatcher rockets the reader into a shadowy world of terrorism and counter-terrorism, and holds them in an iron grip until the last pulse-pounding page is turned.
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"I know some of the reviews aren't very positive for this book, but I really liked it. I agree that the main character seems indestructable, which I find in alot of thrillers, but the story was interesting and since it was written by a MI6 operative, I would be interested to know if situations like the story in the book have really happened and how often. I think that there are numerous terroism attempts that we just dont hear about. Anyway, I thought it was a pretty good first book."
— Clint (4 out of 5 stars)
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“One of the year’s best thriller…Highly recommended.”
— Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author -
“Dunn, a former M16 officer, fashions a Nietzschean hero who looks poised to give Lee Child’s Jack Reacher a run for his readers.”
— Kirkus Reviews -
“A plot with plenty of action and lots of twists and turns…Nonstop action and relentless danger.”
— Associated Press -
“Terse conversations infused with subtle power plays, brutal encounters among allies with competing agendas, and forays into hostile territory orchestrated for clockwork efficiency…A stylish debut.”
— Washington Post -
“[Spycatcher] will have you on the edge of your seat.”
— Philadelphia Intelligencer -
“The cat-and-mouse game [is] a real surprise. An icy-edged psychological thriller.”
— Library Journal
Awards
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Selected for the September 2011 Indie Next List
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A 2012 Barry Award Nominee for Best Thriller
Spycatcher Listener Reviews
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" Written by a real spy - a member of Britain's MI5. Interesting for that reason. But the guy is a male chauvinist and has no understanding of women and so the female characters were completely artificial and made the book flat for me. "
— Karen, 2/14/2014 -
" Excellent spy novel. Will Cochrane is MI6's most elite agent. He is assigned a joint mission with the US to prevent a major terrorist attack by Iran. The mission is both professional and personal as the man he seeks has ties to his own past. Very fast-paced and action-packed. "
— Laura, 2/7/2014 -
" I think I held my breath for the last 150 pages of this book! I would read another book by this author and am now searching for some MI6 stories... "
— Roxy, 1/18/2014 -
" I think I have become a Matthew Dunn fan! Full throttle spy action, what James Bond should have been! "
— Jodie, 1/8/2014 -
" Ok for a trans-US flight "
— Prakash, 1/4/2014 -
" Not bad. Was kind of hoping for more, but it was entertaining. "
— Jim, 12/30/2013 -
" Well written. Great details, kept you hooked until the end. Adrenaline pumping action throughout the book. Didn't give it a 5-star because some of the action scenes were implausible. Congratulations to Mr. Dunn on his first effort. Well done! "
— Sherrie, 12/25/2013 -
" Excellent; Continuing character: Will Cochrane; an MI6 agent code named Spartan is simultaneously trying to stop a plan by an Iranian madman and save a woman who is key to the plot, with help from an elite team of US operatives "
— Joe, 12/23/2013 -
" I enjoyed it as a quick, keep-my-interest read. Lots of spy-type details, but not as heavy as Ludlow's. "
— Jackie, 12/14/2013 -
" Readable, but a Lee Child wannabee. Very...muscular. "
— False, 12/3/2013 -
" Excellent, fast-paced, thriller. You can really tell that Matthew Dunn is former MI6 by the details he mixes into this debut! His style reminds me a lot of Lee Child and I look forward to more from this author! "
— Julie, 11/23/2013 -
" If you are looking for a fast paced, action packed spy novel (written by a former spy), then this is it. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel, and if you're fans this genre, then I'd strongly recommend it. "
— Brad, 10/13/2013 -
" Spy novel the your manly, but conflicted spy. I gave up after the main character brooded one too many times. "
— Slpeirce, 7/21/2013 -
" I'm having a difficult time getting through this story. I think the author is asking for the reader to suspend too much disbelief. "
— Patrick, 5/8/2012 -
" Absolutely terrible. Cliches galore. Hilariously contrived dialogue. Horrible treatment of women. I would suggest no one read this book. "
— Scott, 1/24/2012 -
" I'm having a difficult time getting through this story. I think the author is asking for the reader to suspend too much disbelief. "
— Patrick, 11/8/2011 -
" I'm having a difficult time getting through this story. I think the author is asking for the reader to suspend too much disbelief. "
— Patrick, 9/24/2011 -
" Fast paced adventure around the world. Good mind games and plot twists. "
— Don, 9/11/2011 -
" I really enjoyed this book. The writing leaves no doubt that the author was, in fact, doing the exact same things he put his character through. But the ENDING!!!! I MUST read whatever comes next! Engaging plot, even though it slowed in some parts, deep characters, and page-turning suspense. "
— SongoftheWolf, 8/26/2011 -
" The opening scene was preposterous and was delivered in a wooden style. It stopped me cold. "
— Larry, 8/21/2011 -
" I wasn't able to finish this thriller due to the mountain of cliches I would have to have ascended, sans nifty spy gear. "
— Jill, 8/12/2011 -
" Excellent, fast-paced, thriller. You can really tell that Matthew Dunn is former MI6 by the details he mixes into this debut! His style reminds me a lot of Lee Child and I look forward to more from this author! "
— Julie, 8/4/2011
About Matthew Dunn
Matthew Dunn, as an MI6 field officer, recruited and ran agents, coordinated and participated in special operations, and acted in deep-cover roles throughout the world. He operated in highly hostile environments, where if compromised and captured, he would have been executed. Dunn was trained in all aspects of intelligence collection, deep-cover deployments, small-arms, explosives, military unarmed combat, surveillance, and infiltration. Medals are never awarded to modern MI6 officers, but Dunn was the recipient of a very rare personal commendation from the secretary of state for foreign and commonwealth affairs for work he did on one mission, which was deemed so significant that it directly influenced the successful conclusion of a major international incident. During his time in MI6, Dunn conducted approximately seventy missions. All of them were successful. He lives in England.
About Rich Orlow
Rich Orlow is a film, television, and voice actor. Among his audiobook narrations are The Outsider by Jimmy Connors, House Rules by Jodi Picoult, and Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger.