- Published: 4 June 2019
- ISBN: 9780241972137
- Imprint: Penguin General UK
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 384
- RRP: $24.99
The Spy and the Traitor
The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

















- Published: 4 June 2019
- ISBN: 9780241972137
- Imprint: Penguin General UK
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 384
- RRP: $24.99
An incredible true life spy story...Every word ramps up the tension as you're drawn deeper into the danger
Mail on Sunday
An incredible true life spy story...Every word ramps up the tension as you're drawn deeper into the danger
Mail on Sunday
An incredible true life spy story...Every word ramps up the tension as you're drawn deeper into the danger
Mail on Sunday
If any spy writer were to put it in a novel, it would not be believed. But, blow by blow, trick by trick, it is all in Macintyre's book
Fredrick Forsyth
If any spy writer were to put it in a novel, it would not be believed. But, blow by blow, trick by trick, it is all in Macintyre's book
Fredrick Forsyth
If any spy writer were to put it in a novel, it would not be believed. But, blow by blow, trick by trick, it is all in Macintyre's book
Fredrick Forsyth
He writes like a novelist. One of the last chapters is as tense as any thriller. No wonder le Carré liked it
Daily Express
He writes like a novelist. One of the last chapters is as tense as any thriller. No wonder le Carré liked it
Daily Express
He writes like a novelist. One of the last chapters is as tense as any thriller. No wonder le Carré liked it
Daily Express
[A] captivating espionage tale. In a feat of real authorial dexterity, Macintyre accurately portrays the long-game banality of spycraft-the lead time and persistence in planning-with such clarity and propulsive verve that the book often feels like a thriller. Macintyre has produced a timely and insightful page-turner.
Publishers Weekly
[A] captivating espionage tale. In a feat of real authorial dexterity, Macintyre accurately portrays the long-game banality of spycraft-the lead time and persistence in planning-with such clarity and propulsive verve that the book often feels like a thriller. Macintyre has produced a timely and insightful page-turner.
Publishers Weekly
[A] captivating espionage tale. In a feat of real authorial dexterity, Macintyre accurately portrays the long-game banality of spycraft-the lead time and persistence in planning-with such clarity and propulsive verve that the book often feels like a thriller. Macintyre has produced a timely and insightful page-turner.
Publishers Weekly
Impeccably researched, superbly told - by far the best book on the SAS in World War II
Antony Beevor on 'SAS'
Impeccably researched, superbly told - by far the best book on the SAS in World War II
Antony Beevor on 'SAS'
Impeccably researched, superbly told - by far the best book on the SAS in World War II
Antony Beevor on 'SAS'
Meticulously researched, splendidly told, immensely entertaining and often very moving
John le Carré on 'Agent Zigzag'
Meticulously researched, splendidly told, immensely entertaining and often very moving
John le Carré on 'Agent Zigzag'
Meticulously researched, splendidly told, immensely entertaining and often very moving
John le Carré on 'Agent Zigzag'
The best true spy story I have ever read
John le Carré
The best true spy story I have ever read
John le Carré
The best true spy story I have ever read
John le Carré
Thorough and highly entertaining. It would be nigh on impossible to praise it too highly
Daily Express on 'SAS'
Thorough and highly entertaining. It would be nigh on impossible to praise it too highly
Daily Express on 'SAS'
Thorough and highly entertaining. It would be nigh on impossible to praise it too highly
Daily Express on 'SAS'
Thrilling. Ben Macintyre is the ideal narrator
Spectator on 'SAS'
Thrilling. Ben Macintyre is the ideal narrator
Spectator on 'SAS'
Thrilling. Ben Macintyre is the ideal narrator
Spectator on 'SAS'