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Charles Thoroughgood, hero of Alan Judd's classic A Breed of Heroes, has left the army to be trained by MI6 in the arts of the Cold War. Nothing could prepare him, however, for the unexpected inheritance left him by his late father, which leads him back into an old school friendship with Viktor, a Russian diplomat living in London, and beyond that into the murky world of Soviet espionage at the height of the nuclear threat to the West.

About The Author

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Alan Judd is the multiple award-winning author of sixteen novels, three of which have been filmed. He has also written two major biographies, Ford Madox Ford and The Quest for C, the authorised biography of the founder of MI6. Before becoming a full-time writer, he served in the Army and the Foreign Office and was subsequently a columnist for the Daily Telegraph and the Spectator. He currently writes he motoring column for The Oldie.

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  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK (January 5, 2012)
  • Length: 400 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781847397737

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