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A Spy Alone - Interview with Charles Beaumont, Former MI6 Officer Turned Author

2023/11/20
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David Clark interviews former MI6 officer and debut author Charles Beaumont), whose novel A Spy Alone) has just been published in the UK. (Available on Kindle elsewhere.) A QUICK HEADS UP. A Spybrary first, due to Charles Beaumont's work for the Intelligence Services, our technical division has digitally altered his voice to protect his identity. Spybrary's David Clark) and Charles Beaumont discuss the themes of the book, including Russian interference in the UK's political affairs, the complexities of modern espionage, and the influence of spy fiction on real-world intelligence operations. Charles shares his literary influences, the portrayal of characters in his book, and the challenges of writing spy fiction in the post-Cold War era. Charles also reveals which spy movies and spy TV series he rates best!