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Thatcher's Spy

My Life as an MI5 Agent Inside Sinn Féin

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Thatcher's Spy

By: Willie Carlin
Narrated by: Matthew Forsythe
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Summary

In Thatcher's Spy, the Cold War meets Northern Ireland's Dirty War in the remarkable real-life story of a deep under-cover British intelligence agent, a man now doomed forever to look over his shoulder.

In March 1985, as he climbed the six steps of Margaret Thatcher's prime-ministerial jet on the runway of RAF Aldergrove, little did Willie Carlin know the role Freddie Scappaticci played in saving his life. 

So began the dramatic extraction of Margaret Thatcher's key undercover agent in Sinn Féin. For 11 years, Willie Carlin worked alongside IRA commander Martin McGuinness in the republican movement's political wing in Derry. 

He was MI5's man at McGuinness' side and gave the British State unprecedented insight into the IRA leader's strategic thinking. When Carlin's cover was blown in 1985, Thatcher authorised the use of her jet to whisk him to safety. Incredibly, it was another British spy inside the IRA's secretive counter-intelligence unit, the 'nuttin' squad', who saved Carlin's life. This is his story.

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A Fantastic book. Very well narrated. I Definitely highly recommend this audio book to everyone.

Great insight to the troubles

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An interesting story, badly let down by a very amateurish narration. In many parts it sounded like a schoolboy learning to read and was peppered with mispronunciations.

Good book but a tough listen

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Despite the bad reviews of the narrator, I quite enjoyed the slow rhythm to the intricate storyline.

Incredible story, full of fascinating detail and heart wrenching terror, regarding the troubles in NI.

As someone with little knowledge of the politics going on across the Irish Sea, I found the deep explanations helpful and necessary to follow the event in the book.

One noticeable absence, is the lack of details regarding Mary, and the children, throughout his time in Derry, as an informant. I understand the book is specifically about his spying and infiltration of Sinn Fein, but it’s curious to me that the affect of his high risk lifestyle, and being known locally to be working within the movement, and the impact this must’ve had in his home life, isn’t shared at all during the bulk of the story.

Fascinating

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The story i find very interesting , but the narration is so bad , sounds like the first time he has read the book , pauses mid sentence . Totally mispronounces words , i mean completely wrong ! It is infuriating to listen to , i am battling on though .

So bad it needs rerecorded i would say to save it .

The. Narration , Is very, poor ….

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Fantastic read great insight into Wills life, well worth a read. Would highly recommend. Would highly recommend

Fantastic

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