Former French spy Herve Jaubert Pierre writes a shocking book on how he fled the UAE on a sailboat to Mumbai, without his passport. He says he was falsely accused of embezzlement, fraud and sexual harassment by his company. Sunday MiD DAY gets an exclusive interview with Pierre, who says, "Dubai messed with the wrong man"

This is a story which will make fiction thrillers pale in comparison an escape from Dubai by a former French intelligence officer, Herve Jaubert Pierre, who claims he was wrongly indicted for embezzlement, fraud and sexual harassment there. But a report in Dubai states that Herve Jaubert Pierre is on the run and the police are trying to track him.

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Ugly underbelly
Now, a little over a year after a sensational escape from Dubai to Mumbai, Herve is ready with his book titled Escape From Dubai. Herve refuses to reveal the name of the publisher saying only, "The book will be available worldwide, through mail order, Internet, Amazon.com and directly from the publisher, releasing in October." The book will feature India prominently. "I hope to be in Mumbai to promote the book," says Herve in an email interview from his current West Palm Beach residence in Florida, adding cheekily, "I hope I do not have too much trouble with immigration."

Submarine status
Reveals Herve, "I was a navy officer at the French secret service. After 15 years, I resigned to set up a private enterprise in the US. In November 2004, after two visits to Florida, Sultan Bin Sulayem offered to set up a submarine factory in Dubai. I moved there with my family. I created Exomos, a Dubai World subsidiary and was appointed CEO." Herve says he was designing and building submarines for the leisure market and building custom boats, high speedboats and airboats.