A Very British Ending (William Catesby) - Softcover

Wilson, Edward

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9781910050774: A Very British Ending (William Catesby)

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ISBN 10: 1910050776 ISBN 13: 9781910050774

Publisher: Arcadia Books, 2016

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A Cold War mystery series featuring MI6 agent Catesby. An MI6 officer, haunted by the ghosts of an SS atrocity, kills a Nazi war criminal in the ruins of a U-boot bunker. The German turns out to be a CIA asset preparing to be smuggled to South America. As a hungry Britain freezes in the winter of 1947, a young cabinet minister negotiates a deal with Moscow trading Rolls-Royce jet engines for cattle fodder and wood. Both have made powerful enemies with long memories. The fates of the two men become entwined as one rises through MI6 and the other to Downing Street. It is the mid-1970s and a coup d'‚tat is imminent. A Very British Ending is the Wolf Hall of power games in modern Britain. Senior MI6 officers, Catesby and Bone, try to outwit a cabal of plotters trying to overthrow the Prime Minister. The author once again reveals the dark underside of the Secret State on both sides of the Atlantic. "The dialogue is spot-on, mostly English upper-crust or American colloquial, and the tension is unrelenting as the story speeds toward an unparalleled crisis narrowly avoided. Weaving a literary maze of intrigue, betrayal, and deception, Wilson invites justifiable comparison with John le Carr‚."--Kirkus Review "Wilson's fine fifth novel featuring spy William Catesby. . . Le Carre fans will find a lot to like."--Publishers Weekly

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About the Author:

Edward Wilson served in Vietnam as an officer in the 5th Special Forces. His decorations include the Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medal for Valor. Soon after leaving the army, Wilson became a permanent expatriate and he formally lost US nationality in 1986 to become British. For the past thirty years he has been a teacher in Suffolk, where he lives.

Review:

Wilson's fine fifth novel featuring spy William Catesby. . . Le Carre fans will find a lot to like. --Publishers Weekly

An intense, tightly woven narrative. . . The tension is unrelenting as the story speeds toward an unparalleled crisis narrowly avoided. Weaving a literary maze of intrigue, betrayal, and deception. --Kirkus Reviews

'Ted Wilson, writing out of deepest Suffolk, is a magnificent additionto the English tradition of writing about this dark side of politics and government' Tribune; 'We attempt to second-guess both Catesby and his crafty creator, and are soundly outfoxed at every turn...Wilson is now firmly ensconced in the new firmament of espionage writing' Barry Forshaw, Independent; 'Edward Wilson seems poised to inherit the mantle of John le Carre' Irish Independent; 'Edward Wilson himself is a most assured writer, adept more than most in this factual/fiction genre combining first-rate characterisation and a depth of detail that entwines itself around real and supposed events. This is a fantastic read.' --Morning Star

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