A generation of British spies are haunted by the ghosts of friends turned traitor. Henry Bone, a Whitehall mandarin spymaster, is convinced that agent Butterfly is about to defect to the Americans and expose the dark secrets of the British establishment.
‘Edward Wilson.. boldly ventures into the territory so well trodden by John le Carré. The professionalism of the novel, so rich in detailed perspectives, it’s characters so sturdily grounded, enables it to outgrow the spy-thrillers more wearisome conventions, while delivering strong emotional charges.’ Times Literary Supplement