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Matt Fulton

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Matt Fulton is an independent writer and filmmaker with a B.A. in English and Political Science from Rutgers University—Camden. He is the author of the Active Measures series of spy thrillers and The Walk, a one-act play which tells the untold true story of Howard Unruh and America’s first mass shooting. At twelve, he found inspiration in the stories of John le Carré, Graham Greene, Tom Clancy, Cormac McCarthy, and J.R.R. Tolkien and began slowly developing the key characters and central plot that eventually became his debut novel, Active Measures: Part I, released in 2016. Matt has also studied foreign policy in Washington, DC and interned in Congress and the British Parliament. He lives in New Jersey.

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Hello Matt, in this day and age of contemporary spy/geopolitical fiction, the henchman gets a short shift. But in your stark, realistic geopolitical thriller devoid of Bond like trappings, you made an entire stand - out unit of henchmen for one of the characters, "Team Beowulf". How did they come about and what ideas did you throw around developing their characterization?

Matt Fulton Thanks for the question. That little company first came about primarily through necessity. I wanted Kazanoff to have his own men independent of al-Din…moreThanks for the question. That little company first came about primarily through necessity. I wanted Kazanoff to have his own men independent of al-Din's loyalists in Hezbollah, which naturally brought me to search Russian SOF and special services. Using a standing unit didn't quite fit the bill from from an OPSEC perspective, so I decided to have Kazanoff source his team from the GRU Spetsnaz units that have recently seen action in Ukraine, and even some of the militias loyal to the Chechen president (who, as you'll see in Part II, is a twisted fellow named Ramzan Umarov).

After I figured out where these guys might come from, I had to factor in what sort of person would serve an individual like Kazanoff and the influence he might have on them. You can clearly see that influence in Part I. Moving into Part II, I'll say it might be better to call them acolytes, rather than henchmen.(less)

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Hello Matt. Re - Reading Active Measures part 1, something came to mind. Nina Davenport. Driven, dedicated case officer. She is a realistic portrayal of a modern day spy. My question, was she intended to be a foil for Carrie Matherson of Homeland fame? Carrie is everything Davenport isn't. Gifted but horrific and unfit for her job and the sort of person most intelligence services would not touch with a barge pole.

Matt Fulton The creation of Nina Davenport as a character predates Homeland's first season by about 9 years, so I wouldn't say Nina is meant to be a response to C…moreThe creation of Nina Davenport as a character predates Homeland's first season by about 9 years, so I wouldn't say Nina is meant to be a response to Carrie Mathison (full disclosure: I've never watched Homeland). Rather, while I'd say Nina and Carrie are certainly cut from the same cloth--i.e. that group of methodical, driven counterterrorism analysts and targeting officers who came to prominence in Langley after 9/11--they differ widely in personal qualities. That's not to say Nina has no character flaws (she definitely does) but hers are more more subtle, more internal. Nina focuses on her target to the point of obsession, neglecting nearly everything else around her, and this is something she's done for years now. As she takes a moment to stop and look around at the personal wreckage of her life, she's beginning to realize the cost of that obsession. Yet more than that, I think there's something much deeper to her that needs to be explored--there's a reason she obsesses over this rogue's gallery; there's something else she's trying to avoid by hunting ghosts.(less)

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“I’ve had hemorrhoids more pleasant, my dear!”
Minin’s head spun.
Two gray and white Italian Greyhounds—Artemis and Eos—pranced into the lounge and happily came for Minin with their wet noses. He knew they were gifts to their master from the grand duke of Luxembourg, and twins of the same litter.
Lord Roman Leonidovich Ivanov trailed in a moment later. He was a tall, sharp man of eighty-six with the booming voice of an auctioneer, the confident poise of a Shakespearean actor and the suffocating presence of a master politician. A wavy silver mane covered the sides of his head; wrinkles ran across his forehead like rivulets and connected his wide nose with the corners of his mouth; and pale, fleshy circles ringed his eyes where tanning goggles frequently rested.”
― Matt Fulton, Active Measures: Part I

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“As Mofidi was an IRGC officer, he was not treated like the other families and sent a bill for the bullet that took his son’s life later that evening. A part of Mofidi died in that prison, but another was born. He could no longer stand by and provide lip service to a madman and his regime. Mofidi resolved then that he would make them suffer, that he would show the world their evil—even if it cost him his life—if only to see his boy again”
― Matt Fulton, Active Measures: Part I

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“I can’t give you an answer,” Minin sighed.
“What do I say to Eni and OMV?” Ivanov leaned in. “What do I say to the crews in Burgas?” He shrugged. “‘Mikhail’s mistress bit down a little too hard last night and, shame, it’s worth fuck-all now?’”
Minin looked down at his toes.
“I helped that bastard when no one else would.”
― Matt Fulton, Active Measures: Part I

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