One of �?~the heirs to John le CarrAc�?T The Times �?~A tremendous achievement�?T WILLIAM BOYD �?~Behold the new Golden Age of Spy Kings�?T Sunday Times To betray, you must first belong�?� In June 1934, Kim Philby met his Soviet handler, the spy Arnold Deutsch. The woman who introduced them was called Edith Tudor-Hart. She changed the course of 20th century history. Then she was written out of it. Drawing on the Secret Intelligence Files on Edith Tudor-Hart, along with the private archive letters of Kim Philby, this finely worked, evocative and beautifully tense novel �?" by the granddaughter of Kim Philby �?" tells the story of the woman behind the Third Man. A future classic: �?~A fine achievement�?T THE TIMES �?~Completely fascinating. A sophisticated and brilliantly constructed fictional retelling of a crucial relationship in 20th century espionage history. A tremendous achievement�?T WILLIAM BOYD �?~Atmospheric and rigorously researched�?T Sunday Times �?~Persuasive�?� involving�?� impressive�?T LITERARY REVIEW �?~A fascinating contribution to the literature of the Cambridge spies by a clever, nimble writer with some genuine skin in the game�?T CHARLES CUMMING �?~Complex and powerfully written�?� a persuasive repurposing of the lives of real-life figures�?T i NEWSPAPER �?~A dextrous writer who gives her tale a quickening, thrillerish propulsion�?T NEW STATESMAN �?~Mother, lover, revolutionary, spy�?� Philby�?Ts stunning fourth novel thrusts this former bit-player in the Cambridge Spy scandal to the centre stage where she belongs�?� Her best book yet�?T ERIN KELLY �?~Blending SIS files and imagined letters from her grandfather, Philby shines a spotlight on Edith Tudor-Hart as activist, spy and often desperate single, working mother�?T SARAH VAUGHAN �?~Completely absorbing�?T MICK HERRON �?~A tense and brilliantly structured story of power and intrigue�?T JANE SHEMILT �?~Unforgettable�?� a fascinating exploration of a key moment in history and a stunning piece of fiction�?T HOLLY WATT; 384 pages; 16/03/2023