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'Five stars. One of the best books I've read in a very, very long time' James O'Brien, LBC

'This is first class' The Times | 'Excellent' Spectator

'Exceptional' David McCloskey, author of The Seventh Floor

'A highly accomplished novel from a new writer of great promise' Financial Times

'Everything a…

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With his depressingly accurate depiction of Britain and Europe in general, Charles Beaumont takes the reader on an intelligent and exciting tale of an investigation into a suspected Russian infiltration of the British government. Although the story invokes some of the classics, like Deighton or le Carré, A Spy Alone is in a class of its own. Beaumont is comfortable in his role as "a former turned author" who knows the business of spying and geo-politics as well.

It's an extremely well-founded story, totally plausible (if not true), with characters who show real personalities. His main man, Simon, is not…

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