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10/02/2015

BBC Radio Scotland - Helen MacInnes, Queen of Spies

William Boyd uncovers the extraordinary career of bestselling spy writer Helen MacInnes.

Scottish-born Helen MacInnes became a bestselling spy thriller writer in the US. Novelist William Boyd investigates if there was more to MacInnes' story than meets the eye.

Scots-born Helen MacInnes became a multi million seller in the US with a string of gripping spy thrillers. But was there more to her story than met the eye, and how did her husband's activities during the war relate to her success? Novelist William Boyd investigates her story.

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