The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold WarModern · Nonfiction, History, Espionage
The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
2018 · 609 pages · Nonfiction
58
Modern
★ 4.51 on Goodreads · 98K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 15 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Baillie Gifford Prize finalist (2018). 4.51★ from 98K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
58Must-Read Score
- Readers99 out of 100 · counts 40%+44
- Critics24 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+9
- Bestseller24 out of 100 · counts 14%+4
- Buzz7 out of 100 · counts 15%+1
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #68 of the 154 history books we rank
- #130 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #302 of the 1,404 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Baillie Gifford Prize finalist (2018)
Reads as
True story, Gripping
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