The Whitehall Mandarin: A gripping Cold War espionage thriller by a former special forces officer (William Catesby)

A captivating spy thriller taking the reader from 60s sex scandals to the Vietnam War, by a former special forces officer who is 'poised to inherit the mantle of John le Carre' 'Edward Wilson seems poised to inherit the mantle of John le Carré' Irish Independent'More George Smiley than James Bond, Catesby will delight those readers looking for less blood and more intelligence in their spy thrillers' Publishers WeeklyLondon, 1957.Lady Somers is beautiful, rich and the first woman to head up the Ministry of Defence.She also has something to hide. Catesby's job is to uncover her story and bury it forever.His quest leads him through the sex scandals of Swinging-Sixties London and then on to Moscow, where a shocking message changes everything. His next mission is a desperate hunt through the war-torn jungles of Southeast Asia, where he finally makes a heart-breaking discovery that is as personal as it is political.It's a secret that Catesby may not live to share. 'Espionage and geopolitical