I devoured it.' - Philippe Sands, author of East West Street 'Excellent.What fascinates Philipps is not what Maclean did but why he did it.Philipps' real achievement is to show the toll this took on Maclean's conflicted psyche.' - Dominic Sandbrook, The Sunday Times (UK) 'Philipps sets a great example by being punchy and hard-nosed in his handling of facts, but pliant, imaginative and humane in his understanding of motives and emotions.' - Richard Davenport-Hines - The Guardian 'The definitive account of the life of a 'gifted' traitor.By drawing on a wealth of previously classified material, Philipps weaves a gripping tale of misplaced loyalty, intrigue and betrayal that is unlikely to be bettered.' - Daily Express 'Roland Philipps relates the complex narrative of Maclean's treason-and those of his colleagues-with tremendous aplomb, limpidity and acuity.Philipps is very astute on the nuances of psychological interpretation.' - William Boyd - New Statesman 'Brilliantly fluent.This biography first grips and then lingers long in the mind. An exceptional story of espionage and betrayal, thrillingly told. Roland Philipps knows the world that formed him and has given us the fullest account we've yet had not only of his treason but of the conflicted man who committed it.' - Joseph Kanon, New York Times best-selling author of Defectors 'Fascinating and page-turning. Picture Erik Larson meets John le Carre and you have only begun to scratch the surface of this absolutely gripping book.' - Brad Thor, New York Times best-selling author of Use of Force 'Donald Maclean was arguably the most valuable, and certainly the most troubled, of the Cambridge spies. The rich renderings of secret assignations, smuggled documents, damning intelligence and brilliant code-breaking will delight lovers of fiction and non-fiction alike.

Roland Philipps has managed to make the new material come alive by relating it intimately to its historical context, of which he has a deep and sympathetic understanding.' - Sebastian Faulks, author of Birdsong 'From his riveting recreation of the Cold War atmosphere to his in-depth exploration of such a brilliant, troubled and duplicitous character, Roland Philipps has created a masterpiece. The outline story is familiar, but the amount of new detail here-on Maclean's personal, professional, and secret lives-exceeds all expectations. 'With A Spy Named Orphan, the last piece of this bizarre jigsaw falls into place.

A Spy Named Orphan by Roland Philipps