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Matthew Dunn

    November 25, 1968

    Drawing from a career as a field operative for Britain's MI6, Matthew Dunn crafts espionage thrillers steeped in authentic, high-stakes action. His novels plunge readers into the clandestine world of intelligence gathering, agent recruitment, and covert operations against volatile regimes and terrorism. Dunn's writing is characterized by its gritty realism and insider perspective, offering a compelling glimpse into the dangerous landscape where geopolitical strategy meets personal bravery. His work captures the intense pressure and moral complexities faced by those operating in the shadows.

    The Spy House
    Slingshot
    The Fifth Man
    The Russian Doll
    Spycatcher
    Dark Spies
    • 2019

      The Fifth Man

      • 206 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      An Argentinian spy ship, disguised as a trawler, has been sailing around the Falkland Islands. The islanders and British military base on the Falklands are aware of the ship. They think it's harmless and ignore the ship. But one winter night, four islanders get drunk in a bar and decide to sail their boat out to sea to confront the spy ship. Nobody knows what happened that night. What is known is that the four men washed ashore the next day, dead. Former senior MI6 officer Ben Sign and his business partner, former under cover cop Tom Knutsen, are tasked by the British military to investigate the deaths. Sign is reluctant to do so until he's told that there was a fifth man on the boat on the night the men sailed out. The fifth man escaped and is somewhere in the Falklands. His evidence of what happened that night could give Britain the ammunition to go to war with Argentina. Sign and Knutsen agree to take on the case. Their task is to find the fifth man before an Argentinian assassination unit gets to him and kills him.

      The Fifth Man
    • 2018

      The Russian Doll

      • 218 pages
      • 8 hours of reading
      4.2(11)Add rating

      A high ranking female MI6 officer - Jayne Archer - commissions private detectives Ben Sign and Tom Knutsen to investigate two matters: first, why her best Russian double agent has lost her nerve and no longer wants to work for Archer; second, what has happened to Archer's twin sister who was separated from her at birth in Moscow. Sign and Knutsen travel to Russia to get answers. When the truth is uncovered, they realise they've opened a Pandora's Box of lies, tragedy, and treason.

      The Russian Doll
    • 2018

      At the Wedding

      • 302 pages
      • 11 hours of reading
      3.6(30)Add rating

      Livia's been planning her wedding to Jed for ages. Now, at the venue in beautiful Barcelona, with her dress pressed and the guests all on their way, she's only left one tiny detail until the last minute: letting the groom know he's about to get hitched. But as far as Jed's concerned, they've been bumping along just fine for ten years and even have a baby on the way, so why spoil things with an 'I do'? Especially when he'd really rather not. Meanwhile the guests are arriving with plenty of baggage of their own. Fading reality star Liam's still on the lookout for a plus-one; Rachel's has refused to come--and dumped her into the bargain; and divorcee Patrick's date is more of the 'mid-life crisis' variety. But as the ceremony approaches, and with no sign of Jed, there's only one thing on all of their minds: will there be a bride and groom at the wedding?

      At the Wedding
    • 2017

      13 Dates

      • 332 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      3.6(23)Add rating

      She's impulsive and he's a planner; he wants to settle down and she doesn't 'do' relationships--- or anything, for that matter-- the way he is used to. But when Noah Wilson first encounters the quirky, opinionated and very beautiful Angel Fallon, his world is turned upside down. Convinced by his friend Marlon that thirteen dates is all you need to fall in love, Noah decides to give it a try with Angel. Despite some near-disasters involving rock climbing, saddle sores and jellied eels, it seems his plan may actually work. But even if they do reach the magic number, can that really mean they'll just fall into their happily-ever-after?

      13 Dates
    • 2017

      Will Cochrane...lacks James Bond's gadgets but relies on encyclopedic knowledge [and] physical prowess...that even Jack Reacher would envy. - Publishers Weekly on Dark SpiesWill Cochrane wakes up in a hotel room and finds blood on his hands.

      A Soldier's Revenge
    • 2017

      The world of spy fiction has a writer who deserves comparison to Ludlum and Fleming. -Booklist on Dark SpiesThree years ago, intelligence officer Will Cochrane was brought in by a Delta Force colonel to eliminate a terrorist financier in Berlin.

      Act of Betrayal
    • 2016

      A Christmas Day at the Office

      • 302 pages
      • 11 hours of reading
      3.5(204)Add rating

      She's impulsive and he's a planner; he wants to settle down and she doesn't 'do' relationships--- or anything, for that matter-- the way he is used to. But when Noah Wilson first encounters the quirky, opinionated and very beautiful Angel Fallon, his world is turned upside down. Convinced by his friend Marlon that thirteen dates is all you need to fall in love, Noah decides to give it a try with Angel. Despite some near-disasters involving rock climbing, saddle sores and jellied eels, it seems his plan may actually work. But even if they do reach the magic number, can that really mean they'll just fall into their happily-ever-after?

      A Christmas Day at the Office
    • 2015

      Spy Trade

      A Spycatcher Novella

      • 208 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      The plot revolves around senior CIA officer Bob Oakland's capture by ISIS during a failed mission in Syria. The captors demand the release of Arzam Saud, a significant figure in U.S. custody, but Washington refuses to negotiate. In response, MI6 officer Will Cochrane is tasked with investigating the situation to uncover Saud's true importance. As tensions rise, Cochrane races against time to save Oakland and unravel the deeper motives behind the demands of the terrorists.

      Spy Trade
    • 2015

      Dark Spies

      • 464 pages
      • 17 hours of reading
      4.5(30)Add rating

      On the run from the CIA, Intelligence operative Will Cochrane must uncover a diabolical spymaster at the center of a devastating international conspiracy On an assignment in Norway, Will Cochrane is shocked to see an eminent Russian spymaster—code-named Antaeus—whom Will is sure he killed three years ago . . . Will reports to Langley immediately and their response is emphatic: Antaeus must not be touched. Further inquiries require Project Ferryman clearance. Then he sees Antaeus's men execute those Will was sent to protect, and Will decides to take a shot at the spymaster. But the elusive spy slips his grasp again, and both the CIA and MI6 order him to surrender at once. Now the only way to save his career—and his life—is to get inside the U.S. and expose the truth behind Project Ferryman. But to accomplish that he's got to outmaneuver four deadly Russian assassins and an elite FBI team controlled by officials who will stop at nothing to keep their secrets safe.

      Dark Spies
    • 2015

      The Spy House

      • 339 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      3.9(21)Add rating

      In the fifth electrifying thriller featuring Will Cochrane, the Intelligence agent must solve the unsolvable: How did four international agents working on a super-secret mission die in a safe house bunker that was locked from the inside? When the Israeli ambassador to France is shot dead in Paris by an unknown sniper, the Israeli government blames Hamas and begins planning a massive invasion to obliterate the terrorist organization once and for all. To avoid an all-out war, three members of the UN Security Council—the United States, France, and the United Kingdom—assemble a team of intelligence agents to uncover the truth behind the assassination. But when the team stops responding and all four agents are found dead in a bunker locked from the inside, they turn to freelance intelligence operative Will Cochrane for answers. To find out what really happened in the Paris shooting and in the bunker and prevent an unwinnable war, Cochrane will use his years of knowledge and experience to unravel the truth . . . and maybe just keep himself alive. Critics have called Will Cochrane a “ruthless yet noble” Ft. Worth Star-Telegram , “one-man weapon of mass destruction” Daily Telegraph — "a brilliant agent from whom “Bond and Bourne could learn a thing or two” Madison County Herald .

      The Spy House