Hi, I’m Dom Nicholls, a journalist at the Telegraph newspaper based in London where I write on defence, security and intelligence matters. I am also a regular on our Ukraine: The Latest podcast and present Defence In Depth, our weekly deep dive into defence matters, tongue firmly in cheek where appropriate. I previously served in the British Army as a tank commander, helicopter pilot and special forces officer and saw operational service in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Balkans and Northern Ireland. MILE ONE POINT SIX is my first novel. Thanks for dropping in!
REVIEWS
Tom, a former MI6 Officer
Paul Beaver, Historian and author of Winkle: The Extraordinary Life of Britain's Greatest Pilot
SYNOPSIS
MI6 agents are being killed; their lives sacrificed to buy the murders of opponents to British government plans.
Who's killing the agents? And who's the traitor leading the killers to their victims?
There are no obvious answers in the changing world of espionage. These days it's so advanced you have to be old-school to survive.
Like Betsy Trenmore-Halford. Long retired from the spy game and considered worthless by society, she doesn’t seem like a threat to international security.
But she's found clues buried deep in a coded USB stick and hates bullies getting their own way. Plus, she doesn't give a stuff what society thinks.
Drawn back to her old world, can Betsy stop the slaughter before the body count spirals out of control – or will the killer catch up with her and end her espionage career forever?
'Splices John le Carré and Mick Herron...[Nicholls] brings a gritty verisimilitude to his twisty, intriguing plot...exchanges are laden with menace and innuendo.'
The Telegraph
'A smart espionage thriller. Great insight on tradecraft and how it is evolving in the digital age.'
Tom, a former MI6 Officer
'Grips from page one. A great read, at the end of which the reader has been well and truly played.'
Paul Beaver, Historian and author of Winkle: The Extraordinary Life of Britain's Greatest PilotSYNOPSIS
MI6 agents are being killed; their lives sacrificed to buy the murders of opponents to British government plans.
Who's killing the agents? And who's the traitor leading the killers to their victims?
There are no obvious answers in the changing world of espionage. These days it's so advanced you have to be old-school to survive.
Like Betsy Trenmore-Halford. Long retired from the spy game and considered worthless by society, she doesn’t seem like a threat to international security.
But she's found clues buried deep in a coded USB stick and hates bullies getting their own way. Plus, she doesn't give a stuff what society thinks.
Drawn back to her old world, can Betsy stop the slaughter before the body count spirals out of control – or will the killer catch up with her and end her espionage career forever?