![]() ![]() Macintyre has produced a timely and insightful page-turner. ![]() In a feat of real authorial dexterity, Macintyre accurately portrays the long-game banality of spycraft-the lead time and persistence in planning-with such clarity and propulsive verve that the book often feels like a thriller. No wonder le Carré liked it Daily Express One of the last chapters is as tense as any thriller. Macintyre is an editor and columnist for The Times and has written more than a dozen other books. It was short-listed that year for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction (previously known as the Samuel Johnson Prize). ![]() A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK The thrilling story. But, blow by blow, trick by trick, it is all in Macintyre's book Fredrick Forsyth The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War is a 2018 nonfiction book by Ben Macintyre. The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben MacIntyre THE NO. If any spy writer were to put it in a novel, it would not be believed. The story was mainly pulled straight from the film, which was arguably Pierce Brosnans greatest performance as James Bond. An incredible true life spy story.Every word ramps up the tension as you're drawn deeper into the danger Mail on Sunday ISBN: 9780241972137 Imprint: Penguin General UK Format: Paperback Pages: 384 RRP: 24. ![]()
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