This is a history of the spy novel as a literary, social and political history. It discusses different authors including Buchan, Ambler, Greene, and le Carre and the questions concerning the relationship of the genre to politics in the 20th century. There are sidelights on the authors themselves and their own relationship with the intelligence services.
- ISBN10 190960917X
- ISBN13 9781909609174
- Publish Date 1 May 2013 (first published 26 January 1989)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Thistle Publishing
- Format Paperback
- Pages 250
- Language English