Under Cover

Anna McAndrew -- soldier, spy, hostage breaker, girl next door. Now more than ever the world is a dangerous place. Unbeknown to most of us it is made less so by the invisible army of undercover soldiers and operatives trying to keep us safe. In our hazardous world things are not always what they seem -- the ordinary looking couple in the cafe, the girl on her bike, even the mum in the car may be part of that other world of people we cannot and should not see. Anna McAndrew was one such woman. In a covert career spanning the elite Special Forces and MI5 to hostage breaking in Central and South America, Anna has been involved in espionage against the IRA, the KGB and terrorism suspects. Now living anonymously as a civilian lawyer, she reflects on her time in the secret services. Here exclusively is her thrilling and explosive story of a woman in a spook's world.