Writer and the Traitor

'A wholly fascinating account of an extraordinary friendship' William BoydLondon, 1941. Two men meet as MI6 officers, joining forces in a deadly secret game to defeat the Nazis in the Second World War. One is Graham Greene, the internationally lauded writer. The other is Kim Philby, later unmasked as Britain's most dangerous spy. But just days before D-Day - British intelligence's greatest triumph - Greene unexpectedly quits. Why? Did he suspect his friend and colleague of treachery? Was Philby the real Third Man? Lurking within the pages of Greene's later novels are clues...The Writer and the Traitor is the gripping new espionage drama from bestselling historian Robert Verkaik. Taking readers on a mesmerising journey from pre-war Vienna to Cold War Moscow, the thrilling narrative sheds fresh light on the most puzzling question of all: why did one of Britain's most famous writers remain faithful to Britain's most hated traitor?'[An] elegant and forensic double portrait setting Greene, that sociologist of sin, alongside the Kremlin's golden boy Philby, with the lengthening shadow of the Cold War falling between them' Pratinav Anil, Guardian'A terrific examination of two lives defined by espionage ... a must-read for fans of Greene' Chris Connor, Spybrary'Shines new light on one of the most fascinating friendships of the Cold War - proving that fact is stranger than fiction, and just as compelling' Charlotte Philby