A Spy Named Orphan

<p><b>Donald Maclean was a star diplomat an establishment insider and a keeper of some of the West&#146;s greatest secrets. He was also a Russian spy&#133;</b><br><br>Codenamed &#145;Orphan&#146; by his Russian recruiter Maclean was Britain&#146;s most gifted traitor. But as he leaked huge amounts of top-secret intelligence an international code-breaking operation was rapidly closing in on him. Moments before he was unmasked Maclean escaped to Moscow.<br><br>Drawing on a wealth of previously classified material <i>A Spy Named Orphan</i> now tells this story for the first time in full revealing the character and devastating impact of perhaps the most dangerous Soviet agent of the twentieth century.<br><br>&#145;Superb&#146; <br> <b>William Boyd</b><br><br>&#145;Fascinating&#133; <b>An exceptional story of espionage and betrayal thrillingly told</b>&#146;<br> Philippe Sands<br><br>&#145;A cracking story&#133; <b>Impressively researched</b>&#146;<br> <i>Sunday Times</i><br><br>&#145;Philipps makes the story and the slow uncovering of [Maclean&#146;s] treachery a gripping narrative&#146;<br> <b>Alan Bennett</b></p>