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Memoir by Peter Wright

This article is about the 1987 autobiography. For the 1952 memoir, see Oreste Pinto. For other uses, see Spycatcher (disambiguation).

For the book Spyhunter, see Michael Shrimpton § Conspiracy theories.

Spycatcher: The Candid Autobiography of a Senior Intelligence Officer (1987) is a memoir written by Peter Wright, former MI5 officer and Assistant Director, and co-author Paul Greengrass.

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Wright drew on his experiences and research into the history of the British intelligence community. Published first in Australia, the book was banned in England (but not Scotland) due to its allegations about government policy and incidents.

These efforts ensured the book's notoriety, and it earned considerable profit for Wright.^[1]

In 2021 and 2023, the Cabinet Office was still blocking or redacting freedom of information requests for files on the Spycatcher affair despite the rule that documents should be released after 30 years.^[