A Spy Named Orphan
The Enigma of Donald Maclean
by Roland Philipps
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Pub Date 21 Feb 2019 | Archive Date 9 Mar 2019
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Description
Donald Maclean was a star diplomat, an establishment insider and a keeper of some of the West’s greatest secrets. He was also a Russian spy…
Codenamed ‘Orphan’ by his Russian recruiter, Maclean was Britain’s most gifted traitor. But as he leaked huge amounts of top-secret intelligence, an international code-breaking operation was rapidly closing in on him. Moments before he was unmasked, Maclean escaped to Moscow.
Drawing on a wealth of previously classified material, A Spy Named Orphan now tells this story for the first time in full, revealing the character and devastating impact of perhaps the most dangerous Soviet agent of the twentieth century.
Advance Praise
‘Superb’
William Boyd
‘Fascinating… An exceptional story of espionage and betrayal, thrillingly told’
Philippe Sands
‘A cracking story… Impressively researched’
Sunday Times
'With A Spy Named Orphan, the last piece of this bizarre jigsaw falls into place. The outline story is familiar, but the amount of new detail here — on Maclean's personal, professional, and secret lives – exceeds all expectations. Roland Philipps has managed to make the new material come alive by relating it intimately to its historical context, of which he has a deep and sympathetic understanding.'
Sebastian Faulks
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781784703578 |
| PRICE | £9.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 464 |
