There’s a mole at the top of the KGB... A double agent is leaking crucial Soviet secrets to London from the heart of Moscow. He must be stopped before the leak becomes a full, raging meltdown. The KGB director turns to Ivan Bucharensky – codename Kyril – to smoke him out. Kyril becomes live bait for both sides. The British think he’s a double agent. The Russians in London know Kyril must die. The mole thinks Kyril suspects his identity. Hunted by East and West, only when the last traitor dies will Kyril know who’s won the deadliest game ever played... A classic Cold War espionage mole hunt from ‘the heir-apparent to le Carré’ (Today) lovingly reissued for a new audience with a brand new afterword from the author. Perfect for fans of Alan Furst, John le Carré and Martin Cruz Smith. Praise for The Man Called Kyril ‘Trenhaile has written a stunning and remarkable novel of treachery and betrayal... brilliantly conceived’ Booklist ‘Does for the KGB what le Carré does for the British Intelligence Service’ Philadelphia Inquirer ‘Kept me guessing to the very end... if you like Gorky Park you’ll like Kyril’ Newsday

The KGB wall of power has cracked. A double agent is leaking crucial Soviet secrets to London from the core of the fortress of Dzerzhinsky Square. He must be stopped before the leak erupts as a full, raging meltdown. The man they call Kyril holds the key. As live bait for both sides he's running on his own, a moving target. And only when the last traitor dies will he know who's won the deadliest game ever played... THE MAN CALLED KYRIL is a classic Cold War thriller which was adapted for television as Codename: Kyril, starring Edward Woodward and Richard E. Grant.

Witness the inner workings of the KGB in this classic espionage series from ‘the heir-apparent to le Carré’ (Today). Includes all three books in The General Povin trilogy; The Man Called Kyril, A View from the Square and Nocturne for the General. The Man Called Kyril: A double agent is leaking crucial Soviet secrets to London from the heart of Moscow. He must be stopped before the leak becomes a full, raging meltdown. The KGB director turns to Ivan Bucharensky – codename Kyril – to smoke him out. Kyril becomes live bait for both sides. The British think he’s a double agent. The Russians in London know Kyril must die. The mole thinks Kyril suspects his identity. Hunted by East and West, only when the last traitor dies will Kyril know who’s won the deadliest game ever played... A View from the Square: Stepan Povin, the KGB’s chief of foreign intelligence, is the West’s most prized intelligence agent. For years he has been passing secrets from the heart of the KGB. Now he wants out, and is seeking asylum in the West. In exchange he has a stunning piece of information to offer: the Soviets are about to capture a sophisticated American spy plane that is so crucial to America’s defence she will risk nuclear war to keep its secrets safe... Nocturne for the General: In a Soviet prison camp near Murmansk is an old man, bowed but not broken, identified only by a number. Were his name known, his fellow inmates would kill him. For this old man is Stepan Povin, former KGB general, now disgraced but kept alive for the sake of the secret that he has retained through two years of interrogation. Povin’s secret is the final link in a chain, the completion of which would make his former masters very happy indeed – a secret which draws British Intelligence ever closer to the camp in the Arctic Circle... These classic Cold War espionage novels are perfect for fans of Alan Furst, John le Carré and Robert Harris. Praise for John Trenhaile ‘Timely and superbly constructed can’t-put-down-till-the-end thriller.’ Publishers Weekly ‘Trenhaile has written a stunning and remarkable novel of treachery and betrayal... brilliantly conceived.’ Booklist ‘Does for the KGB what le Carré does for the British Intelligence Service.’ Philadelphia Inquirer ‘Kept me guessing to the very end... if you like Gorky Park you’ll like Kyril.’ Newsday ‘As a spy novel enthusiast I was mightily impressed by this trilogy. The plot was so well constructed in each book that I was gripped throughout.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review ‘Excellent. Great insight into the USSR and the workings of the KGB. Great characters with lots of intrigue. Highly recommended if you enjoy this genre.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review ‘High class espionage fiction. Complex plots, credible characters and well crafted prose.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review

Looking-Glass Wars: Spies on British Screens since 1960 is a detailed historical and critical overview of espionage in British film and television in the important period since 1960. From that date, the British spy screen was transformed under the influence of the tremendous success of James Bond in the cinema (the spy thriller), and of the new-style spy writing of John le Carré and Len Deighton (the espionage story). In the 1960s, there developed a popular cycle of spy thrillers in the cinema and on television. The new study looks in detail at the cycle which in previous work has been largely neglected in favour of the James Bond films. The study also brings new attention to espionage on British television and popular secret agent series such as Spy Trap, Quiller and The Sandbaggers. It also gives attention to the more ‘realistic’ representation of spying in the film and television adaptations of le Carré and Deighton, and other dramas with a more serious intent. In addition, there is wholly original attention given to ‘nostalgic’ spy fictions on screen, adaptations of classic stories of espionage which were popular in the late 1970s and through the 1980s, and to ‘historical’ spy fiction, dramas which treated ‘real’ cases of espionage and their characters, most notably the notorious Cambridge Spies. Detailed attention is also given to the ‘secret state’ thriller, a cycle of paranoid screen dramas in the 1980s which portrayed the intelligence services in a conspiratorial light, best understood as a reaction to excessive official secrecy and anxieties about an unregulated security service. The study is brought up-to-date with an examination of screen espionage in Britain since the end of the Cold War. The approach is empirical and historical. The study examines the production and reception, literary and historical contexts of the films and dramas. It is the first detailed overview of the British spy screen in its crucial period since the 1960s and provides fresh attention to spy films, series and serials never previously considered.

The Historical Dictionary of British Spy Fiction is a detailed overview of the rich history and achievements of the British espionage story in literature, cinema and television. It provides detailed yet accessible information on numerous individual authors, novels, films, filmmakers, television dramas and significant themes within the broader field of the British spy story. It contains a wealth of facts, insights and perspectives, and represents the best single source for the study and appreciation of British spy fiction. British spy fiction is widely regarded as the most significant and accomplished in the world and this book is the first attempt to bring together an informed survey of the achievements in the British spy story in literature, cinema and television. The Historical Dictionary of British Spy Fiction contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 200 cross-referenced entries on individual authors, stories, films, filmmakers, television shows and the various sub-genres of the British spy story. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about British spy fiction.

For the first time in one place, Roger M. Sobin has compiled a list of nominees and award winners of virtually every mystery award ever presented. He has also included many of the “best of” lists by more than fifty of the most important contributors to the genre.; Mr. Sobin spent more than two decades gathering the data and lists in this volume, much of that time he used to recheck the accuracy of the material he had collected. Several of the “best of” lists appear here for the first time in book form. Several others have been unavailable for a number of years.; Of special note, are Anthony Boucher’s “Best Picks for the Year.” Boucher, one of the major mystery reviewers of all time, reviewed for The San Francisco Chronicle, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and The New York Times. From these resources Mr. Sobin created “Boucher’s Best” and “Important Lists to Consider,” lists that provide insight into important writing in the field from 1942 through Boucher’s death in 1968.? This is a great resource for all mystery readers and collectors.; ; Winner of the 2008 Macavity Awards for Best Mystery Nonfiction.