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I always liked spy stories.

I've loved thrillers and spy stories since I was a kid. It's probably not a bad rule of thumb to write the kinds of stories you love to read.

I love the spy genre.

I'm sort of fascinated by the whole espionage crime thing.

The world of spying is my genre. My struggle is to demystify, to de-romanticise the spook world, but at the same time harness it as a good story.

I've always loved spy stories. Who can resist?

I began writing fiction because it was the only way to tell all the intricacies of a real-life spy story.

Look realistically at espionage thrillers again. They're not only alive, readers are excited about them.

The spy genre is something which, as a fan of movies, a movie geek myself, I just love that cinematic joy that they bring.

I read a lot of thrillers, especially American crime novels.