I spy with my little eye…

The judges for the 2011 Man Booker Prize have been announced.

Dame Stella Rimington, former Director-General of MI5 and writer of spy thrillers, will be in the chair. Her co-judges will be the politician and author Chris Mullin; writer and journalist Matthew d’Ancona; author Susan Hill; and the Daily Telegraph’s Head of Books Gaby Wood.

You might wonder whether Dame Stella is the first member of the security services to judge the prize. Obviously I could tell you, but then they might have to kill us…

The winner will be announced on Tuesday 18th October 2011 at London’s Guildhall.