Nov 20, 2023
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!