The Defector
The untold story of the KGB agent who saved MI5 and changed the Cold War - 'Reads like le Carré', Robert Verkaik
$21.24
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
4 June 2026
Summary
‘One of the most sensational episodes of the Cold War’ - Sunday Times
Drawing on newly declassified intelligence documents and dozens of interviews with spymasters, The Defector tells a startling story of a Soviet mission to plant fake Kremlin agents within British and American intelligence services, the paranoia that ensued and how the actions of a genuine turncoat, the former KGB officer Oleg Lyalin, and the secrets he revealed resulted in one of the most dramatic and …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781789468526 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1789468523 |
| Author: | Richard Kerbaj |
| Publisher: | John Blake Publishing Ltd |
| Imprint: | John Blake Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 4 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 248g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 130mm x 205mm |
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Richard Kerbaj
Richard Kerbaj is a writer, investigative journalist, and Bafta-winning filmmaker. He is also the author of The Secret History of the Five Eyes, the internationally acclaimed first account of the spy network between the USA, UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
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