The Spy and the Traitor

The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

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THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
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A thrilling Cold War story about a KGB double agent, by one of Britain's greatest historians - now with a new afterword.

'The best true spy story I have ever read' John le Carre
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On a warm July evening in 1985, a middle-aged man stood on the pavement of a busy avenue in the heart of Moscow, holding a plastic carrier bag. In his grey suit and tie, he looked like any other Soviet citizen. The bag alone was mildly conspicuous, printed with the red logo of Safeway, the British supermarket.

The man was a spy. A senior KGB officer, for more than a decade he had supplied his British spymasters with a stream of priceless secrets from deep within the Soviet intelligence machine. No spy had done more to damage the KGB. The Safeway bag was a signal: to activate his escape plan to be smuggled out of Soviet Russia. So began one of the boldest and most extraordinary episodes in the history of spying.

Ben Macintyre reveals a tale of espionage, betrayal and raw courage that changed the course of the Cold War forever . . .
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'The world's most important spy since the Second World War. Mercilessly gripping' Sunday Times

'Extraordinary. His best book yet' John Preston, Evening Standard

'A remarkable story of one man's courage' The Times, Book of the Week

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Authors:
Macintyre, Ben
Year Published:
2019
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9780241972137
Number of Pages:
384
Place of Publication:
London
Publication Date:
30/05/2019
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
SKU:
9780241972137

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