A past that won’t stay buried. A spy who can’t walk away.
Steve Champion was once a trusted British agent, but now he’s accused of treachery—and the evidence points to him being a traitor. For his former colleague, the assignment is personal: track Champion down, uncover the truth, and decide whether yesterday’s spy is today’s enemy.
From the backstreets of Beirut to the corridors of London power, Len Deighton crafts a taut, atmospheric thriller where loyalty and betrayal blur into one another. As the investigation deepens, the hunter becomes entangled in a web of old secrets, dangerous alliances, and the haunting question of whether friendship can survive espionage.
A gripping Cold War novel of suspicion, memory, and the shadows that spies can never escape.