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Double Agent
- My Secret Life Undercover in the IRA
- Narrated by: Stephen Armstrong
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
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Summary
'I am a British soldier,' I told my reflection. 'I am a British soldier and I'm saving lives. I'm saving lives. I'm a British soldier and I'm saving lives....'
Kevin Fulton was one of the British Army's most successful intelligence agents. Having been recruited to infiltrate the Provisional IRA at the height of the Troubles, he rose its ranks to an unprecedented level. Living and working undercover, he had no option other than to take part in heinous criminal activities, including the production of bombs which he knew would later kill. So highly was he valued by IRA leaders that he was promoted to serve in its infamous internal police - ironically, his job was now to root out and kill informers.
Until one day in 1994, when it all went wrong....
Fleeing Northern Ireland, Kevin was abandoned by the security services he had served so courageously and left to live as a fugitive. The life of a double agent requires constant vigilance, for danger is always just a heartbeat away. For a double agent within the highest ranks of the IRA, that danger was doubled. In this remarkable account, Kevin Fulton - former intelligence agent, ex-member of the IRA - tells a truth that is as uncomfortable as it is gripping.
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- Mr
- 30-09-19
Gripping and Outstanding!
Rare l write a review, this is a fantastic insight into a war That was dictated as much by terrorist as it was staged by security forces. Another poor individual that was manipulated by his intelligence handlers! An epic account of an informer
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- Anonymous User
- 10-05-22
Excellently read and very exciting book
I loved the true story of Fulton the reader told it so well ,
As much as him betraying Ireland disgusted me the snake definitely deserves to be paid out by his countries enemy (the brits)
Don’t like that terrorists who are loyalists like stone are referred to simply as loyalist Micheal stone whereas nationalists like the Gibraltar thee are called terrorists , I guess that’s just the typical brits for you eh
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- Snowman
- 19-04-21
A good listen
You can tell this has been written by a ghost writer, it’s very well written. The book is very engaging and gives an insight into the IRA. Not Sure I don’t understand the title Double Agent as he wasn’t one, he might have been an agent but a double?
I am shocked by his final chapters when he states the the British Security Services tried to get him killed and left him on his own. This is different from what I have read about others who were taken out when
Compromised. It doesn’t matter if true or not the book is engaging and the person performing does it well
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-04-20
Fiction or Non fiction
Those involved in the Intelligence war will be able to spot the inconsistencies in this book. There are some glaring errors and omissions in the accounts and nothing that really isn’t in the public domain. Kevin, real name Peter Keeley, was dismissed as a ‘Walter mitty’ type character by the Security Services who provided low level intelligence. They would have neither confirmed nor denied if he had been a registered source of covert intelligence.
If he had been involved within the IRA at the level he claims, then him still being alive today and being afforded the opportunity to write this book is questionable. Martin McGartland’s ‘50 Dead Men Walking’ is indeed a factual account of a Double Agent.
None the less, an interesting story and whether read as fiction or non fiction is your call.
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- kyle anderson
- 12-07-20
Great book
A Gripping listen, interesting and fascinating to hear how the system such as the double Agents worked throughout the trouble in Northern Ireland.
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- Garsham Robertson
- 15-04-20
Excellent and gripping
I'm surprised at AJH review 12-Apr, attempting to pour doubt over the truth of this. This was a very dirty battle in a nasty war and reality is, the state is very capable of using people in this way and then utterly pulling the rug. Chapter 11 in my opinion, leaves the listener in little doubt about the validity of the content, including a rational explanation from 'Fulton' himself on why he is still around. The IRA, for now, will be very happy for him to openly discredit the security forces and then, like the security forces themselves, when they feel he has served his purpose..........
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- Martin Walsh
- 02-07-20
Too many gaps in this story
I enjoyed the account in this book but feel frustrated with the amount the was left out due to legal reasons. Some of the IRA members, who's names have been omitted from this book are well known, such as Stakeknife.
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- Pete Phillips
- 25-01-24
Excellent listen, reality.
This audible is an excellent listen. The detail is interesting. The confusion lies the truth. In reality everyone was against everyone.. I visited the areas to see for myself. How can they move on when the memories are everywhere?
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- Colin D.
- 18-01-22
Great Listen
Well narrated first hand account of the murky world of intelligence and double agents. Held my attention throughout.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-05-21
Compelling
A brilliant listen.... had me gripped from start to finish.
Rgds the narrator.... I'm Northern Irish and I'm pretty sure the narrator is also Northern Irish. His accent is either "Posh" NI or he has lived in (or is living in) England and thus his accent will be softer. Remember..... not everyone in NI speaks in a thick Belfast brogue!!
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