Matthew Dunn

Former intelligence agent Will Cochrane must evade US authorities hunting him down for a murder he didn’t commit in A SOLDIER’S REVENGE (William Morrow, Hardcover, ISBN 9780062427199, $26.99, On-Sale October 11, 2016), the captivating sixth entry in the acclaimed action-thriller series. Former operative Will Cochrane wakes up in New York’s Waldorf Astoria and is horrified to see blood on his hands—something he remembers absolutely nothing about. When he then finds a woman murdered in his bathroom he knows he’s stepped into a wilderness of terror that is far more dangerous than anything he’s ever faced.

With no memory of the night before nor of the unfortunate woman, Will believes he is being framed and needs to outrun the police who will be looking for him very soon. Until this moment, Will has been on the precipice of a new life, one outside the intelligence service, and one that includes fatherhood. He’s agreed to adopt the twin sons of his former colleague and Navy SEAL operative Roger Koenig, and had been on his way to finalize court proceedings, move the boys into their new home and begin a totally different career path (one more conducive to fatherhood), before he’d awakened to the carnage in New York.

Will knows his only chance to clear his name is to find the real killer while he’s still free. But he must find the twins, suspecting that they’re in danger as well. In Virginia, he discovers one boy alive and his brother missing and most likely kidnapped. Will had given both kids techy teddy bears that can record and play back messages – imagine his surprise in discovering that little Tom had recorded an audio track of the kidnapper trying to lure him out from under the bed. Investigating the Russian accent on tape leads Will to the discovery of a former special forces agent who now seems to be working for someone infinitely more powerful and devious. With local police, the FBI, and even his friends pursuing him, Will Cochrane must track down his adversary, disarm the fiendish mastermind, save the boys, and prove his innocence…before it’s too late.

The pacing and suspense levels in A SOLDIER’S REVENGE elevate Dunn’s art – and Cochrane’s danger levels – above anything seen before in this acclaimed action-thriller series. We guarantee that readers will be unable to pry their white-knuckled fingers off the edges of the book until the very last page is turned…

A superb blend of action and thrills that will keep readers on the edge of their seats, A SOLDIER’S REVENGE is perfect for fans of Brad Thor, Daniel Silva, and Lee Child.

In an interview Matthew can discuss many topics currently dominating the news:

National Security - as it impacts the United States upcoming Presidential debates.
Top 3 International Security threats, right now, from Dunn’s perspective.
Differences in writing thrillers, suspense and espionage novels
Matthew Dunn as the only “front line ex spy” in the world writing fiction
Bond, Bourne and famous fictional spies – let’s factualize the fiction
How does the CIA spy?
In an era where technology provides so much open information, do we need spy agencies?
There's a big focus on improving help for military personnel who are traumatized. Do spies get the same support?
What's the difference between the CIA and your former employer (Britain's MI6)?
Do you have to get your books vetted by MI6?
Brexit and the unravelling of Europe – what are the security concerns?
UK perspective on US Election, and resulting fears in regards to international security and politics
Dunn’s perspective on ISIL – “It's about spotting a power vacuum and fermenting fear within that vacuum. ISIL has done that superbly.”
Trump and Putin.
Dunn’s series has a male protagonist – but has said women often make the best spies. Why?
What about women as world leaders?
What’s next for the Will Cochrane character, if anything? What’s next for Matthew Dunn?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR - Matthew Dunn spent five years in the British Secret Intelligence Service, commonly known as MI6, as a field operative. His role required him to recruit and run agents, coordinate and participate in special operations, and to operate in deep-cover roles throughout the world in order to collect secret intelligence to support the West’s ongoing fight against hostile and unpredictable regimes, state-sponsored terrorism, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. His missions required him to travel extensively and typically he operated in highly hostile environments where, if compromised and captured, he would have been executed.

Matthew was trained in all aspects of intelligence collection and direct action including agent running and debriefing, deep-cover deployments, small-arms, explosives, military unarmed combat, surveillance, anti-surveillance, counter-surveillance, advanced driving, infiltration and exfiltration techniques, and covert communications. His skills were widely deployed by him in the field. Matthew typically worked alone but he also had significant experience of working with highly-specialized units of the British SAS and SBS as well as joint-operations with MI5, GCHQ, and strategic allies.

Matthew was security cleared to the very highest level in Britain. Because of the nature of his work in MI6, Matthew is bound by a life-long pledge of secrecy regarding his methods of work, agents, missions and overall knowledge of the British Intelligence community and its allies. He remains in close contact with MI6 and will never breach its trust in him.

Medals are never awarded to modern MI6 officers, but Matthew was the recipient of a very rare personal commendation from the Secretary of State For Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs for work he did on one mission which was deemed so significant that it directly influenced the successful conclusion of a major international incident.

During his time in MI6, Matthew conducted approximately seventy missions. All of them were successful.