Dark Spies (31 page)

Authors: Matthew Dunn

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SWAT—
“Special Weapons and Tactics” is a commonly used proper name for U.S. law enforcement units that use military-style light weapons and specialized tactics in high-risk operations that fall outside of the capabilities of regular, uniformed police.

United Nations Security Council (UNSC)—
One of the six principal organs of the United Nations, the UNSC is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security. The permanent members of the UNSC are the United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, and China.

Wellington Barracks—
These barracks are located close to Buckingham Palace so the Foot Guards they house can reach the palace quickly if necessary.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

With thanks to my wife for being such an enthusiastic proofreader of my book; and my two brilliant mentors, David Highfill and Luigi Bonomi, and their second-to-none teams at William Morrow/HarperCollins Publishers and LBA Literary Agency respectively.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

As an MI6 field officer, MATTHEW DUNN recruited and ran agents, coordinated and participated in special operations, and acted in deep-cover roles throughout the world. He operated in environments where, if captured, he would have been executed. Dunn was trained in all aspects of intelligence collection, deep-cover deployment, small arms, explosives, military unarmed combat, surveillance, and infiltration.

Medals are never awarded to modern MI6 officers, but Dunn was the recipient of a rare personal commendation from the secretary of state for work he did on one mission, which was deemed so significant that it directly influenced the success of a major international incident.

During his time in MI6, Dunn conducted approximately seventy missions. All of them were successful. He currently lives in England, where he is at work on the fifth Spycatcher novel.

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This book is a work of fiction. References to real people, events, establishments, organizations, or locales are intended only to provide a sense of authenticity, and are used fictitiously. All other characters, and all incidents and dialogue, are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real.

DARK SPIES.
Copyright © 2014 by Matthew Dunn. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

FIRST EDITION

ISBN 978-0-06-230946-4 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-0-06-238603-8 (international edition)

EPub Edition OCTOBER 2014 ISBN: 9780062309471

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