Matthew Howard Dunn (born 25 November 1968) is a British

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ist, media talent, creative adviser, and former

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. According to his publicists his time in the intelligence services included experience with specialized units of the British SAS, including ' The Increment' and SBS as well as joint operations with

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, the

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, and BND.

Biography

He read politics and economics at the

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, before undertaking a PhD in international relations at the

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. Dunn was the recipient of a personal commendation from the Secretary of State For Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs for his actions on an operation, 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 Morrow *''Slingshot: A Spycatcher Novel'' (2013), William Morrow *''Counter Spy: A Spycatcher Novella'' (2014), William Morrow *''Dark Spies: A Spycatcher Novel'' (2014), William Morrow *''Spy Trade: A Spycatcher Novella'' (2015), William Morrow *''The Spy House: A Spycatcher Novel'' (2015), William Morrow *''A Soldier's Revenge: A Spycatcher Novel'' (2016), William Morrow *''Act of Betrayal: A Spycatcher Novel'' (2017), William Morrow *''The Spy Whisperer: A Ben Sign Novel'' (2018), Independent *''The Russian Doll: A Ben Sign Novel'' (2018), Independent *''The Fifth Man: A Ben Sign Novel'' (2019), Independent *''The Kill House: A Ben Sign Novella'' (2019), Amazon *''The Spy Thief: A Ben Sign Novel'' (2021), Amazon

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunn, Matthew Howard 1968 births Living people Alumni of the University of East Anglia Alumni of the University of Cambridge English thriller writers