Charles Beaumont was a spy. Now he’s writing spy novels.

Charles Beaumont is not this author’s real name; it’s the nom de plume of a former MI6 operative who now writes novels. And “A Spy Alone” and “A Spy at War,” which are part of his Oxford Spy Ring series, are terrific, very contemporary tales that are best-sellers in the U.K. Here, he dead-dropped his responses to the Book Pages Q&A.
Q. Please tell readers about your new books, “A Spy Alone” and “A Spy at War.”
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