Presents a definitive portrait of the notorious 20th-century spy that discusses his rise in MI6, high-profile intelligence friendships and 20-year espionage operation that culminated in his 1963 defection to Moscow.

Broadway Books is a division of Crown Publishers. Originally published : London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2014. Afterword by John le Carré. G-2 Reading List 2016 Originally published by Bloomsbury Plc, 2014.

Apprentice spy --Section V -- Otto and Sonny -- Boo, boo, baby, I'm a spy -- Three young spies -- The German defector -- The Soviet defector -- Rising stars -- Stormy seas -- Homer's odyssey -- Peach -- The robber barons -- The third man -- Our man in Beirut -- The fox who came to stay -- A most promising officer -- I thought it would be you -- Teatime -- The fade -- Three old spies.