The Spy and the Traitor

Okay, this is a dead part of the forum, but I think this book warrants a thread of its own.

I listen to a heap of audiobooks because my job has me in a car maybe 3-4 hours a day. Often I only half listen, and need to back track and sometimes listen to the book over again to get it.

Not so with “The Spy and the Traitor”.

https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/10/...er-to-tell-it/

Not only was this compelling from the start, it was one of the most exciting thrillers I’ve read. And here’s the kicker - it’s an absolutely true story!!!! The best spy story ever.

Quote:

Gordievsky was a rising star in the KGB, but one who became disillusioned with the regime he was serving — particularly as he watched the crushing of the Prague Spring by Soviet tanks in 1968. While serving in Copenhagen, he tried to signal to western intelligence that he might be willing to work for them. MI6 — thanks to some help from Danish intelligence — spotted him. Yet it took some time to close the deal, MI6 unsure as to whether he was the real deal or a ‘dangle’ set by the KGB to entrap them. Eventually the two sides reached an agreement, and Gordievsky began providing secrets in Denmark. But when he returned to Moscow the relationship was put on hold. The risk of discovery was too great. Then he was posted to London.

I won’t spoil any more, but this simply must be made into a movie. It’s literally too good to be true, yet is. Gordievsky is the bravest and most noble spy arguably in history. Do yourselves a favour and read this.

via International Skeptics Forum http://bit.ly/2QA5r7b