David Nott

The life of an M16 agent has a certain mystique about it which I could not resist when recruitment came my way.

The switch from sub-editor on the Daily Mirror to espionage in Latin America and the Caribbean brought me a radically new existence.

I had the good luck to explore unknown regions of the Amazonas jungles, with first ascents of Angel Falls and other natural marvels, to sail across the Atlantic in a 30-foot marine-ply boat, to deal with guerrillas and death squads, hold hands with lovely ladies and skirt round secret police in nineteen locations, twice being cornered with a gun in my ribs.

In short, a medley of uncommon experiences.

Read what the life of a secret agent was like at the height of the Cold War against the Soviet Union and its minions.

My memoirs are a window into a life of surprises and unexpected adventures.