Oliver Dowson, Author

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Man Hired by European Tech Company to Spy on Rival American Employer Confesses Amid Espionage Case: 'The Truth Will Set You Free' A man confessed to spying on U.S.-based company while working as a secret informant for European rival, claiming he was paid by the company's CEO.

Industrial Espionage is going on all around us... it's not just fiction like in The Repurposed Spies books!
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Would ALEXA Become the Greatest Spy Ever? In the spy world, one of the most effective ways to gather intelligence about someone is by bugging their private space at their home or workplace. That is typically hard to do. Legally, it requires o...

So here I am, sitting in my hidey-hole garden room, writing about real human spies, while all the time that little device that looks like a speaker in the corner is listening to my every word.... or is it?
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Oliver Dowson's review of The Enigma Girl 5/5: Despite the length (and the author’s note at the end says it was originally even longer), for me it didn’t feel a page too long – I was absorbed from the very beginning. It’s an MI5 spy novel, bu...

My latest book review - summary:
"I was absorbed from the very beginning. It’s an MI5 spy novel, but one has to suspend credulity, as there are just too many entirely unrealistic situations. But extraordinarily enjoyable"
Full review on Goodreads
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There are more important things that need £10bn. It seems ludicrous to accept that these women did not know about the change - those contributing to pensions would have been working, and all employers (i was one the ) were obliged to ensure their employees understood the changes coming.

Fearless (Ben Koenig, #1) The first thrilling Ben Koenig book from The Sunday Tim…

My book review of the day: Fearless by MW Craven. Great book in many ways, but not for me... read my thoughts via the link.
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If you are a self-published author and would like me to buy, read and review your book, post details here. No sci-fi, fantasy or romance. Reciprocity not expected but always appreciated. Last year i made the same offer in another group and posted 22 reviews, so this is a genuine offer. #BookSky 💙📚

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The Proof of My Innocence When Phyl, a young literature graduate, moves back home…

I've finally got around to writing my thoughts on the dozens of books I've read this year, so watch for more posts! Starting with a favourite www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...

What i find difficult (and somewhat distressing) to believe is that none of these women spoke up directly, straight to his face at the time, to express their disgust, as surely would be expected of at least the stronger individuals (e.g. Kirsty Wark). What am I missing?

I was never a fan but who cares what I think? I respect their accomplishments

We're doing a special Christmas Shopping day (and we really want to make £1,000 today to help with rent and bills), with 10% off all purchases and orders! Pop in, order via DM or post here - you could pick them up at next Saturday's Xmas party! Come support a co-op indie bookshop.

Just finished my tax return (I think) - at least six weeks earlier than any previous year. Not as scary as I thought, so I must have forgotten something or done something wrong... probably six weeks now before I dare press the "submit" button!

My plan for next week!

Thrilled that I'm now getting more unsolicited 5* reviews, even from Spain, Belgium, Australia and USA. One says "With exquisite syntax and rich vocabulary, Oliver Dowson has once more caught by surprise the reader in every corner of every chapter." Just dropping a suggestion for Xmas presents!

highly recommended. If you haven't yet seen and are in London, take advantage of Black Friday ticket deals. Note that in that theatre, the cheapest seats have as good a view as the dearest.

Finally got to see the Lehman Trilogy last night. Phenomenal acting, amazing set, but incredibly long (3h 25m). Only criticism is that the downfall of Lehman is rushed into 2 mins at the end and not clear how they survived the Wall St crash of 1929. But...

Oliver Dowson - The Repurposed Spy Author The Repurposed Spies series Are they spies? Or simply “covert researchers”? What does the word ‘spies’ conjure up for you?   For most people, it’s those daring individuals who work for state security ...

Opinions please? Who prefers pictures over plain text? (If you just ignore all newsletters, skip this question!). And if you'd like a copy of my latest, log onto my website and enter your email in the form: oliverdowson.com . Comments on content very welcome.

Finally got my November newsletter out - apart from my own delays, had to migrate to a new platform as my old emailing system no longer works... The new one means I can artistically lay out emails with pix etc - but I suspect many won't open that kind of newsletter as it will look too commercial.

An excellent article with interesting stats

AI ‘can enhance’ business travel, Amex GBT poll finds | Travel Weekly But concerns raised over data security, accuracy and reliability

I think one joy of travel is making all the arrangements myself - I'd never use a travel agent. So, whilst I agree AI might help, it's odd that an agency promotes it - surely the best reason for AI here is to eliminate travel agents altogether! (nothing personal) travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/ai-...

Inspired by Travel by Oliver Dowson Travel is my Number One passion, and I’m hugely fortunate to have been able to visit so many countries - up to 150!

I get my best inspiration for writing from travelling - not just the places, but the people, the food, the atmosphere... The Irish online publication writer.ie has kindly just published this article I wrote for them: www.writing.ie/tell-your-ow...

Word of this morning is ‘procaffeinate’: to put everything on hold until you’ve had sufficient amounts of coffee.

Surrounded by books but there any similarity ends - I've been fighting a Hive thermostat that has decided to become temperamental and clearing my office room before Oprnreach arrive to install new fibre...

we've made a starter pack
it's a start
we'll be adding to it

need to find folk first

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I wrote my modern-day industrial espionage novel "Spies on the Silk Road" knowing little of the ancient history. But in this article I just found I now learn there were real spies, involved in the real silk trade, plying the Silk Road 1500 years ago... www.historiamag.com/stealing-the...

I got mine as soon as they came out, late 82 or early 83, loved swriting programs on it but very frustrated with the limitations of BASIC after using FORTRAN at school and uni! Also did lots of travel booking using EasySABRE on AOL. Thanks for bringing back the memories! (pic is of my wife using it)

Travel and Personal Growth: Oliver Dowson On Why & How Traveling Can Help Us Become Better Human… An interview with Maria Angelova

By way of introduction, Authority Magazine (that lives within Medium) just published an interview with me that includes a lot of my life history, so if you're interested, read it here: medium.com/authority-ma...

Hello World! Well, hello Blue Sky community. Like so many others, and probably for similar reasons, I'm new around here and anxious to make like-minded friends, so "likes" and "follows" are all appreciated and will be reciprocated!