The Whitehall Mandarin by Edward Wilson - ISBN: 9781529426120
Paperback
Sex, secrets, and spies: a Cold War hunt for truth.

The Whitehall Mandarin

A gripping Cold War espionage thriller by a former special forces officer

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  • Paperback

    384 pages

  • Release Date

    8 November 2022

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Summary

A captivating spy thriller taking the reader from 60s sex scandals to the Vietnam War, by a former special forces officer.

“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

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9781529426120
ISBN-10:152942612X
Author:Edward Wilson
Publisher:Quercus Publishing
Imprint:MacLehose Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:384
Release Date:8 November 2022
Weight:260g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 26mm
Series:William Catesby
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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