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  • Location: London, Moscow, Paris, Barcelona 

Every Spy a Traitor

Every Spy a Traitor

Why a Booktrail?

1937: Trust no one. Suspect everyone.

  • ISBN: 978-1804363751
  • Genre: Spy story

What you need to know before your trail

Fear and suspicion stalk the Continent. A million have died in Stalin’s Great Purge and the Nazi terror grips Germany. But British intelligence is still trying to work out who the enemy is.

As Europe heads towards war, treason is in the air. British spymasters know there is one Soviet agent in their ranks, codenamed Agent ‘Archie’, and there’s a frantic search to find them. What they don’t know is that he is not the only traitor.

The life of Charles Cooper, a young British writer travelling Europe to research his novel, is about to change for ever…

Travel Guide

Locations around the world

Oh you get to travel in this novel!

London and Moscow for the sites of the secret services, then we’re off to Paris and Barcelona for a few key moments in the race for the truth.

Cooper finds many of the journeys quick and interesting – so a good person to take a trip with! He gets around does Cooper and not every journey is as expected.

Some interesting moments and locations featured – the author explains in his author note where he researched and where he stayed.

BookTrail Boarding Pass:  Every Spy a Traitor

Destination/Location:  London, Moscow, Paris, Barcelona  Author: Alex Gerlis  Departure: 1937

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