This article is about the 1987 autobiography. For the 1952 memoir, see Oreste Pinto. For other uses, see Spycatcher (disambiguation).
For the book Spyhunter, see Michael Shrimpton § Conspiracy theories.
Spycatcher
Author
Peter Wright (with Paul Greengrass)
Language
English
Subject
Espionage
Publisher
Heinemann (Australia)
Publication date
31 July 1987
Pages
392
ISBN
0-670-82055-5
OCLC
17234291
Dewey Decimal
327.1/2/0924 B 19
Spycatcher: The Candid Autobiography of a Senior Intelligence Officer (1987) is a memoir written by Peter Wright, former MI5 officer and Assistant Director, and co-author Paul Greengrass. He drew on his own experiences and research into the history of the British intelligence community. Published first in Australia, the book was banned in England (but not Scotland) due to its allegations about government policy and incidents. These efforts ensured the book's notoriety, and it earned considerable profit for Wright.[1]
In 2021 and 2023, the Cabinet Office was still blocking or redacting freedom of information requests for files on the Spycatcher affair despite the rule that documents should be released after 30 years.[2][3]
^Zuckerman, Laurence (17 August 1987). "How Not to Silence a Spy". Time. Time Warner. Archived from the original on 8 February 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
^Ungoed-Thomas, Jon (27 November 2021). "UK officials still blocking Peter Wright's 'embarrassing' Spycatcher files". The Guardian.
^Norton-Taylor, Richard (29 December 2023). "I've worked for decades to reveal the truth about the 'Wilson plot'. But the cover-up continues". The Guardian.
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