Punk Human

SPY CATCHER

by Peter Wright (1987)

This book documents Wright’s quest to uncover a Soviet mole working within the British MI5. What follows is an energetic campaign by Wright to discover and reveal the enemy infiltrator. Early on in his search, Wright settles his sights on the key figure of Sir Roger Hollis, the Director-General of MI5. However, despite an array of circumstantial evidence and a collection of footnotes, this is a rather vexing campaign that is ultimately unsuccessful. Simply put, the spy catcher does not catch the spy. Includes valuable contemporaneous information surrounding the then-known history of Soviet spies operating within the UK and offers some insight and analysis. The establishment of ASIO. George Blake. The Berlin Tunnel saga. MI6 and CIA collaboration. Porton Down and Wright’s on-hand poison antidotes. Non-fiction. 382 pages.

Cover of the book 'Spy Catcher' by Peter Wright, featuring the title in bold white letters, a red hammer and sickle symbol, and a British flag. The subtitle reads 'The Candid Autobiography of a Senior Intelligence Officer'.

DETAILS:

Title: Spy catcher. The candid autobiography of a senior intelligence officer

Year: 1987

Author: Peter Wright

Pages: 382

Text graphic featuring the phrase 'Punk Human' in bold, stylised lettering with a red and black background.

Book review by Keith Salter

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