Portrait of the Spy as a Young Man
A gripping WWII espionage thriller by a former special forces officer
$34.19
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
11 October 2022
Summary
A thrilling SOE spy novel by a former special forces officer who is ‘poised to inherit the mantle of John le Carré’
‘Edward Wilson seems poised to inherit the mantle of John le Carre’ - 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 Weekly
Cambridge, 1941. A teenage William Catesby leaves his studies to join the war effort.
…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529422283 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529422280 |
| Author: | Edward Wilson |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | MacLehose Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 11 October 2022 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 22mm |
| Series: | William Catesby |
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About The Author
Edward Wilson
Edward Wilson is a native of Baltimore. He studied International Relations on a US Army scholarship and later served as a Special Forces officer in Vietnam. He received the Army Commendation Medal with ‘V’ for his part in rescuing wounded Vietnamese soldiers from a minefield. His other decorations include the Bronze Star and the Combat Infantryman’s Badge. After leaving the Army, Wilson became an expatriate and gave up US nationality to become a British citizen. He has also lived and worked in Germany and France, and was a post-graduate student at Edinburgh University. He now lives in Suffolk where he taught English and Modern Languages for thirty years.
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