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THE SUNDAY TIMES No. 1 BESTSELLER
WITH AN AFTERWORD BY JOHN LE CARRÉ

''Riveting, astounding . . . An unputdownable postwar thriller'' Observer
''Irresistibly readable'' Sunday Times
''Worthy of John le Carré at his best'' Guardian
''Hugely engrossing . . . Both authoritative and enthralling'' William Boyd
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Kim Philby was the most notorious British defector and Soviet mole in history. Agent, double agent, traitor and enigma, he betrayed every secret of Allied operations to the Russians in the early years of the Cold War.

In the aftermath of the Second World War, Philby, Nicholas Elliott and James Jesus Angleton were rising stars in the intelligence world and shared every secret. Elliott and Angleton thought they knew Philby better than anyone - and then discovered they had not known him at all.

This is a story of loyalty, trust and treachery, of m

A Spy Among Friends

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    A Paperback by Ben Macintyre

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      Publisher Bloomsbury
      Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Published 8/15/2024
      ISBN-13 9781526683755
      978-1526683755
      ISBN-10 152668375X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      THE SUNDAY TIMES No. 1 BESTSELLER
      WITH AN AFTERWORD BY JOHN LE CARR      É

      ''Riveting, astounding . . . An unputdownable postwar thriller''       Observer
      ''Irresistibly readable''       Sunday Times
      ''Worthy of John le Carré at his best'' Guardian
      ''Hugely engrossing . . . Both authoritative and enthralling'' William Boyd
      ________________
      Kim Philby was the most notorious British defector and Soviet mole in history. Agent, double agent, traitor and enigma, he betrayed every secret of Allied operations to the Russians in the early years of the Cold War.

      In the aftermath of the Second World War, Philby, Nicholas Elliott and James Jesus Angleton were rising stars in the intelligence world and shared every secret. Elliott and Angleton thought they knew Philby better than anyone - and then discovered they had not known him at all.

      This is a story of loyalty, trust and treachery, of m

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