Show Notes
Simon Conway talks to SpyMasters about The British Agent, Afghanistan, conspiracy, Chuff, bomb disposal, US politics...
THE BRITISH AGENT: A SPY ALONE. AN ENEMY WITHIN.
A veteran American spymaster weaving an elaborate web.
A politician who makes a high-stakes promise he can’t keep.
A clutch of sophisticated air defence missiles stolen in Ukraine.
A terrorist cell with plans to commit an outrage in the US capital.
And, at the centre of it all, a British agent, operating alone and undercover, on a desperate, globe-trotting mission to prevent catastrophe.
She cannot fail . . .
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Mention Michael Idov Collaborators, James Wolff Spies and Other Gods.
Paul Burke is Editor of Aspects of Crime. His first book Spies on Screen will be published later this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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