Portrait of the Spy as a Young Man av Edward Wilson

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<p><b>A thrilling SOE spy novel by a former special forces officer who is ''poised to inherit the mantle of John le Carr</b><b>¿</b><b><br><br> ''Edward Wilson seems poised to inherit the mantle of John le Carr¿ <i>Irish Independent</i><br><br>''More George Smiley than James Bond, Catesby will delight those readers looking for less blood and more intelligence in their spy thrillers'' <i>Publishers Weekly</i></b><br><br><b>Cambridge, 1941. A teenage William Catesby </b><b>leaves his studies to join the war effort.</b><br><br>Parachuted into Occupied France as an SOE officer, he witnesses remarkable feats of bravery during the<br>French Resistance.<br><br>Yet he is also privy to infighting and betrayal - some of the Maquisards are more concerned with controlling the peace than fighting the war. Double agents and informers abound, and with torture a certainty if he is taken, Catesby knows there is no one he can trust.<br><br>Passed from safe house to safe house, with the Abwehr on his tai