The Darkling Spy

By Edward Wilson

Book Overview

London, 1956. A generation of British spies are haunted by the ghosts of friends turned traitor. Henry Bone, a Mandarin spymaster, learns that "Butterfly" is the Holy Grail of Cold War Intelligence. In reality, he is an aristocratic pervert whose political tastes are as ugly as his sexual preferences. But worst of all, Butterfly can identify each traitor and every serving British spy who helped them. Enter Catesby, a British spy with his reputation in tatters, who sets the trap by pretending to defect in order to uncover Butterfly. Pressured into becoming a lure, Catesby's mission leads him from Berlin, through a shower of Molotov cocktails in Budapest, and finally to dinner alone with the East German espionage legend, Mischa Wolf. The novel's shocking conclusion will change your view of the Cold War forever. "Wilson's smart, finely written sequel to 'The Envoy' mines an underutilized place and period of cold war history: Berlin, 1956. Catesby will delight those readers looking for less blood and more intelligence in their spy thrillers."-Publishers Weekly "A tense, cerebral, dark story, Wilson's latest will apeal to fans of John Le Carr,"-Portsmouth Herald, July 31, 2011 "A gem of an espionage thriller. A mystery based spy novel that will hold the reader by the throat from beginning to end. Anyone familiar with the era will recognize the accuracy of Wilson's historical context and anyone seeking a thriller of page-turning brilliance needs look no further."-I Love a Mystery

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1906413649
• ISBN13: 9781906413644
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Arcadia Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.4"