num_pages: 288
description: 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 Carre-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
language: English
title: The Darkling Spy
publisher: Arcadia Books Ltd