The US and International edition of the biography of ‘Alec’ Alexander Wilson, The Secret Lives of a Secret Agent: Second Edition (January 2019) is now available at amazon.com and other global online sellers for $24.75, usually available to ship in 1 to 2 days. How did you become involved in researching Alexander Wilson? A childhood…
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2nd edition of Alexander Wilson biography ‘The Secret Lives of a Secret Agent’
The Second World War Chief of MI6 said Alexander Wilson had ‘remarkable gifts as a writer of fiction, and no sense of responsibility in using them!’ Wilson’s three year career in the Secret Intelligence Service ended when the country’s spy chiefs decided his creativity got the better of his grasp of reality. Media Release for…
The mysterious life of Alexander Wilson 1893-1963
The US and International edition of the biography of ‘Alec’ Alexander Wilson, The Secret Lives of a Secret Agent: Second Edition (January 2019) is now available at amazon.com and other global online sellers for $24.75, usually available to ship in 1 to 2 days. Alexander Joseph Patrick Wilson was born in Dover on the 24th…
The writing career of Alexander Wilson
The US and International edition of the biography of ‘Alec’ Alexander Wilson, The Secret Lives of a Secret Agent: Second Edition (January 2019) is now available at amazon.com and other global online sellers for $24.75, usually available to ship in 1 to 2 days. Beginnings and First Novels Alexander Wilson first enjoyed success with writing…
Walking in great grandfather’s footsteps – Lahore 2015
One of Alexander Wilson’s great grandsons, Christopher McGill, visited Lahore in 2015 seeking to unravel some of the mysteries surrounding the spy writer’s time there between 1925 and 1933. Would the palatial bungalow at number 11 Masson Road where Wilson wrote ‘The Mystery of Tunnel 51’ and ‘The Devil’s Cocktail’ still be standing? Would he…
Alexander Wilson - Author, Adventurer and Spy 