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A Spy at Evening

(1977)
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Secret Agents don't usually get fired - but Tom Hart was the exception.

He couldn't work out if he had been removed through office politics, or because of his unstable, drunken condition.

In any case, Hart set out to get back into the Intelligence ranks, starting by working freelance for a King-and-Country General and his 'Action England' Movement.

All started well, but then people began to take an unfortunate interest in what he was up to.

He pools his resources with his KGB friend Pushkin, the only man who seemed prepared to trust his judgement.

Together they dig deeper, and discover something very nasty and decidedly dangerous behind the innocent facade of 'Action England'.

But how could Tom Hart, a constant drunk, liable to fly off the handle and given to strange hunches, expect to be taken seriously?

As he gets deeper into the dangerous secrets of Action England, he finds himself fighting for his life.

Who can he trust?

And can he convince someone of the truth before it's too late... ?

'The most exciting espionage debut since le Carre' - SPECTATOR

'Nothing that I have read from the school of le Carre is as good as Donald James' first novel A SPY AT EVENING... Every detail of his twilit world is beautifully realised, all the characters, just slightly larger than life, are superbly etched and all in all this is the most exciting espionage debut since le Carre himself' - The Spectator

Donald James (1931 - 2008) was a journalist and bestselling writer of novels, historical non-fiction and television scripts.


Genre: Thriller

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