Farewell Dinner for a Spy : A Telegraph Crime Thriller of the Year by Edward Wilson

Farewell Dinner for a Spy : A Telegraph Crime Thriller of the Year by Edward Wilson'A compelling slice of mid century espionage that expertly blends history with possibility. All comparisons that will inevitably be made with le Carr are entirely apt' Tim Glister'Edward Wilson seems poised to inherit the mantle of John le Carr' Irish Independent1949: William Catesby returns to London in disgrace, accused of murdering a 'double dipper' the Americans believed to be one of their own. His left wing sympathies have him singled out as a

What is it about song that brings communities together in harmony but also in protest

blackcurrants to blueberries

Is it possible to be alive and dead at the same time

So says Arabella Boxer in the Introduction to her meticulously researched and beautifully organized book which constitutes a gastronomic grand tour of the region where spices

it's a race against time for the two new friends to find the magic of their own bravery

I will find them first

with no assistance

hope and happiness

to fall into confusion

they learn to rear goats

'Lucinda Riley at the top of her game: a magical storyteller who creates characters we fall in love with and who stay with us long after we finish reading

An historian studying serial killers from the 21st century interviews him