The Seeds of Treason
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Intricate and compelling ... Ted Allbeury is one of the most skilled wordsmiths we've got, ranking with le Carr , Deighton, Forsyth, and Gardner. -- The Gloucester Citizen, U.K.
Ted Allbeury is one of our best spy writers, quiet, thoughtful, and menacingly compelling. -- The Birmingham Post, U.K.
Absorbing and sturdily crafted. -- The Literary Review
A gripping tale of love and treachery, this novel by a former British intelligence officer explores the reasons why men and women betray their countries and each other. The cast includes Jan Massey, Head of British Intelligence in Berlin and a passionate anti-Communist who falls in love with the wife of a KGB officer; Arthur Johnson, a lowly signalman in the Berlin office who dreams of money and power; civil servant Eric Mayhew, stung by an unjust act of authority; and mathematician Jimbo Vick, lured into betrayal by a seductive Soviet agent. Although they operate under different motivations and circumstances, their roles in the intelligence community will connect them as they frantically attempt to evade a day of reckoning.
No one twitches the strings more expertly than Allbeury, noted The Observer, and indeed, Ted Allbeury's experience as a Cold War-era spy adds a thrilling realism to this story of the egotism, passion, and desperation that underlie acts of treason.
Ted Allbeury is one of our best spy writers, quiet, thoughtful, and menacingly compelling. -- The Birmingham Post, U.K.
Absorbing and sturdily crafted. -- The Literary Review
A gripping tale of love and treachery, this novel by a former British intelligence officer explores the reasons why men and women betray their countries and each other. The cast includes Jan Massey, Head of British Intelligence in Berlin and a passionate anti-Communist who falls in love with the wife of a KGB officer; Arthur Johnson, a lowly signalman in the Berlin office who dreams of money and power; civil servant Eric Mayhew, stung by an unjust act of authority; and mathematician Jimbo Vick, lured into betrayal by a seductive Soviet agent. Although they operate under different motivations and circumstances, their roles in the intelligence community will connect them as they frantically attempt to evade a day of reckoning.
No one twitches the strings more expertly than Allbeury, noted The Observer, and indeed, Ted Allbeury's experience as a Cold War-era spy adds a thrilling realism to this story of the egotism, passion, and desperation that underlie acts of treason.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0486820351
ISBN13:9780486820354
Release Date:November 2017
Publisher:Dover Publications
Length:304 Pages
Weight:0.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.0" x 7.9"
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