MASK OF TREACHERY

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by John Costello (1988)

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A highly detailed and superbly organised thesis describing the infiltration of the British establishment by spies recruited by the Soviets. Contains much original research and analysis. For extended periods, reads like an adventure novel. The lingering after-effects of the Great War. The Cambridge Apostles. Secret homosexual networks. Early work by Leon Feldbin and Theodore Maly. Costello argues that Cambridge had already been penetrated prior to the arrival of Anthony Blunt in 1926. And that, Blunt later ran the Cambridge spy ring. A spirited and insightful response to Wright’s Spycatcher and ultimately far more convincing. In short, Costello identifies MI5 Head of Counterintelligence, Guy Liddell, as the likely Soviet mole. Also, George Blake. The Berlin Tunnel. Operation Gold. The King’s letter. A wide survey of very talented spies. Charts and documents included. Non-fiction. 615 pages.

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DETAILS:

Title: Mask of treachery. The first documented dossier on Blunt, MI5, and Soviet subversion

Year: 1988

Author: John Costello

Pages: 615

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Book review by Keith Salter