{"product_id":"9780486824895","title":"The Seeds of Treason","description":"\"Intricate and compelling … Ted Allbeury is one of the most skilled wordsmiths we've got, ranking with le Carré, Deighton, Forsyth, and Gardner.\" — \u003ci\u003eThe Gloucester Citizen,\u003c\/i\u003e U.K. \u003cbr\u003e\"Ted Allbeury is one of our best spy writers, quiet, thoughtful, and menacingly compelling.\" — \u003ci\u003eThe Birmingham Post,\u003c\/i\u003e U.K.\u003cbr\u003e\"Absorbing and sturdily crafted.\" — \u003ci\u003eThe Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA gripping tale of love and treachery, this novel by a former British intelligence officer explores the reasons why men and women betray their countries and each other. The cast includes Jan Massey, Head of British Intelligence in Berlin and a passionate anti-Communist who falls in love with the wife of a KGB officer; Arthur Johnson, a lowly signalman in the Berlin office who dreams of money and power; civil servant Eric Mayhew, stung by an unjust act of authority; and mathematician Jimbo Vick, lured into betrayal by a seductive Soviet agent. Although they operate under different motivations and circumstances, their roles in the intelligence community will connect them as they frantically attempt to evade a day of reckoning.\u003cbr\u003e\"No one twitches the strings more expertly than Allbeury,\" noted \u003ci\u003eThe Observer,\u003c\/i\u003e and indeed, Ted Allbeury's experience as a Cold War–era spy adds a thrilling realism to this story of the egotism, passion, and desperation that underlie acts of treason.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082969858288,"sku":"9780486824895","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780486824895_p0.jpg?v=1763709181","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780486824895","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}