Real Spies: Sir Maurice Oldfield
Our first profile will be available as a podcast
PAUL DETTMANN
Writer at Americana Vibes + White Owl and Pen & Sword Books.
What’s Wrong Here?
A someone, an office worker, sits on a bench with a coffee and a paper. Of these four things, two are in danger of extinction. Do you know…
Why Don’t Writers Retire?
In January 2002, a very sad announcement was made. Stephen King, author of The Shining, would write no more. In 2013 he released Doctor…
My Top 5 Quick Tips
If you fly regularly, you no doubt balk at the deranged security procedures that make nobody safer and annoy the hell out of everyone…
Executive Hacks: 12th March 2017
I have been a firm fan of Evernote for years. I have recently ditched Dropbox in favour of Google Drive, which integrates better with my…
MI5 Helped With CIA Hacking Tools
First question. Is anyone questioning the authenticity of this leak? Not really. Is anyone surprised? Not really. For decades, our…
Lords vs. Arsenal
I am happy to report that I will be hot-switching between an important European situation that is developing tonight in a democratic…
Sir Alec Guinness
I leave you with one of my favourite spy photos. Alec Guinness as George Smiley. John le Carré arranged a meeting in London between Alec…
The Spy Who Loved Me
Why are spies never believed? When I saw the news this morning, I had hoped it would be about Sir Roger Hollis, the MI5 head named by Peter…
On Creativity
John Cleese is a very clever man. Best known for his corporate training videos, he is also a fine comedic actor and writer who has starred…
Paul Locksley, Foreign Office
In 2014, I decided to finally yield to my life’s calling. I began work on my first spy novel. It was a January morning, and I was walking…
Spies of London, Mayfair, June 2017
We are tooling up our Spies of London, an experience offered by Airbnb. The timing will coincide with the new novel by P. C. DETTMANN, the…