The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

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. 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. So began one of the boldest and most extraordinary episodes in the history of espionage. Ben Macintyre reveals a tale of espionage, betrayal and raw courage that changed the course of the Cold War forever.