A Suspicion
of Spies

Risk, Secrets and Shadows – the Biography of Wilfred ‘Biffy’ Dunderdale.

    5 Stars

    It’s an enthralling read that you will not want to put down.

    – Amazon reader

    5 Stars

    Spicer has surpassed himself. The new research and revelations are fascinating.

    – Amazon reader

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5 Stars

With trained assassins, aliases, secret rendezvous, booby-trapped safes, messenger-pigeons, clandestine air-drops, brothels, and Gestapo raids at dawn, this book reads like a terrific movie script, but every word of it is true.

— Andrew Roberts
5 Stars

This daring story of espionage, of courage and betrayal, is a gripping read, brilliantly told and impossible to put down.

— Sir Don McCullin
5 Stars

A gripping account of the life and dramatic times of one of Britain’s foremost secret agents – the inimitable Wilfred ‘Biffy’ Dunderdale.

— Damien Lewis

About The
Author

A Life of Service, Strategy, and Survival

Lieutenant Colonel Tim Spicer OBE has led a life filled with action and adventure. During his twenty years in the British Army, he saw active service in Northern Ireland, the Falklands campaign, the Gulf War and the Balkans, as well as serving in the Far East, Cyprus and Germany.

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Books

1999

An Unorthodox Soldier

An Unorthodox Soldier is Tim Spicer’s fast-paced memoir, detailing his military career, encounters with warfare, and controversial role in the Sandline Affair.

2021

A Dangerous Enterprise

A Dangerous Enterprise reveals the covert operations of the 15th Motor Gunboat Flotilla, a top-secret WWII unit conducting high-risk missions for British intelligence.

2024

A Suspicion of Spies

A Suspicion of Spies uncovers the life of Wilfred ‘Biffy’ Dunderdale, a suave MI6 spymaster whose adventures from the Russian Revolution to the Cold War likely inspired James Bond.