Great book on he subject

Actually the author is Giles Milton.

I know the author Raymond Benson and have been urging him to write something about Sidney Reilly. Benson is a James Bond authority and the next official author of the James Bond books after Gardner. He said any book would have to be non-fiction in his estimation. I don't know, you see so many 'docudramas', 'The Aviator' for instance, the Howard Hughes biopic. I'm sure that is not entirely accurate, considering how secretive Hughes was. Or 'The Hoax', the Clifford Irving biopic. Again, not entirely accurate. And with Reilly he was such an enigma, possibly even to himself. If he recounted something he might not even be entirely sure about his memories. Spies by nature really compartmentalize their thoughts, by necessity. A spy would need an entire fiction to relate at any time, and I imagine some come to believe them.

I just thought when reading the Wikipedia article on Reilly that there was so much conjecture there things seem to be open for interpretation. An astute writer could weave a fascinating tale, and editors or publishers would be hard pressed to refute most assertions.

I just love the Reilly character. For instance, the Amazon adventures recounted in the book Reilly: Ace of Spies were disputed, where he allegedly met members of the British Secret Service when acting as their guide. It is even disputed that he ever did that. And Reilly's alleged murders. He wasn't indicted, though a suspect. Again, a lot of conjecture, the stuff of literature. I have a fantasy figure in my mind of him, along the lines of Sherlock Holmes or Aleister Crowley. I wish I was a better writer I would write something.