Tate, Tim
To Catch a Spy: How the Spycatcher Affair Brought MI5 in from the Cold
- ISBN 13:
- 9781837731176
- author:
- Tate, Tim
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Icon Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 400
- Dimensions:
- 16.1 x 24.2 x 3.3 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, True Crime, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
The Spycatcher Affair: A Story of State-Sanctioned Deception In 1983, Peter Wright, a former MI5 agent, blew the whistle on the British government's attempts to silence him and conceal the truth about the country's intelligence services. This shocking revelation exposed a web of lies and deceit that went all the way to the top. Tim Tate's book, To Catch a Spy, is a gripping account of the events that followed, revealing the extent of the cover-up and the lengths to which the government went to silence Wright. The story is one of state-sanctioned deception, with the government lying to Parliament and courts around the world. It's a tale of stories leaked with the intention to mislead and deceive, and the consequences that followed. This is a story that will keep you on the edge of your seat, as you follow the twists and turns of a scandal that threatened to bring down the British government. Hardcover, 400 pages.