The Spy & I is ideal for readers and viewers drawn to bestselling franchises like The Night Manager, Killing Eve, and Gone Girl—but told with the emotional intimacy of Normal People and the erotic tension of 365 Days.

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The Spy & I is the thrilling account of Amelie Taylor's decade-long entanglement with a real-life international spy—an all-consuming love affair that spans five countries and more than ten years. Blending memoir-based fiction with the pulse of a psychological thriller, this ground-breaking spymance pulls readers deep inside the private world of a trained killer—seen through the wide eyes of a relatable Hertfordshire girl-next-door.

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Beginning in Sydney, January 1999, Amelie's life takes an exhilarating and dangerous turn when the man she loves reveals himself to be a spy in the Secret Service. What follows is a high-stakes journey of passion, secrecy, and obsession that pushes the limits of loyalty, identity, and survival.

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Set against exotic backdrops and woven with raw eroticism, The Spy & I explores what happens when a spy’s mission is derailed by the one thing he never trained for—obsessional love. But this is no fairy tale. What unfolds is a modern Shakespearean tragedy: devastating, human, and real. And yet, against all odds, Amelie discovers what it truly means to reclaim herself—and write her own ending.

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Inspired by true events, this story has been creatively adapted to protect identities and enhance the narrative. While the emotional truth remains fully intact, certain names, timelines, operational details and events have been changed for privacy and dramatic effect.  

 

There are 3 things you need to know before you read the script:

1.  Jeg elsker deg is Norwegian for I love you.

2. His instructions to Amelie were simple:  "It's fine. Write our story. Let us live on.  By the time it is published I will no doubt just be a footnote in a field report buried somewhere deep in Huseby.  All I ask is that you make me out to be human."

3.  This is a true story.

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