The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War'THE BEST TRUE SPY STORY I HAVE EVER READ' JOHN LE CARRE A thrilling Cold War story about a KGB double agent, by one of Britain's greatest historians 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

But when he sees a desperate guy abandon his kid only to step outside and get blown away

gripping thriller

wealth and good looks

prickly librarian who would do anything to protect his charges

he's an investigator with a vendetta against the Sandman

An old friend

blackmail has always come easily to him after all

and love and hate

A charmingly idiosyncratic look at writing

Her hope of becoming Queen all but lost

They expect results

the paths of these two highly unconventional policemen are uncannily joined