Dead Doubles

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The dramatic arrest of five Soviet spies in London on January 7, 1961, captured global attention and had significant repercussions. Alerted by the CIA, MI5 uncovered two British spies stealing vital secrets from a submarine research center in Portland, UK. Their controller, Gordon Lonsdale, a Canadian, was linked to a seemingly ordinary couple, the Krogers, who were actually deep cover American KGB spies that the FBI had been pursuing for years. This revelation was part of a larger network of Soviet operatives in the UK. Following the spies' sensational trial, the FBI identified Lonsdale as Konon Molody, a Russian who had previously lived in California before being recruited by the KGB. Molody initiated secret talks with MI5 to betray Russia, but the KGB intervened, leading to a spy swap involving him and the Krogers. Drawing from newly-released archival material and insider sources, this narrative chronicles the search for the damaging Portland Spy Ring. With layers of false identities, deception, and betrayal, it weaves through the UK, USSR, US, Canada, Europe, and New Zealand, presenting one of the most extraordinary spy stories of the Cold War. RUNNING TIME ⇒ 10hrs. and 45mins. ©2020 Trevor Barnes (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers.