Laura's Reviews > A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal

Kim Philby was arguably the UK's most renowned traitor. This book answers some of the questions around how it happened and how it could have happened.

As with so many spy stories, truth proves stranger than fiction. Some of it is jaw dropping such as Graham Greene's (yes- THAT Graham Greene) war time brothel as a means of extracting intelligence from German officers.

Ultimately it is a sad story (Aileen broke my heart most of all) not just of the betrayal itself but the devastating, often lethal consequences.

McIntyre is a master hand in putting together the pieces of our history and delving deep in to the characters whilst allowing the reader to make up their own mind