The Reluctant Spy Author:John Blackburn Originally published as The Scent of New-Mown Hay — "Explicit Detail Sustained Suspense An Ingenious Thriller" — New York Herald Tribune — The only thing General Kirk of British Intelligence knew was that the secret was in Russia. All his choices came down to one: ask his Soviet counterpart for cooperation. And all Kirk had to bargain with wer... more »e the services of a reluctant spy-reluctant because he had seen too much, reluctant because he knew where it would lead...
"An exciting novel of espionage and power politics in the manner of Hohn Buchan and Geoffrey Household... nighmarish excitement, Brilliant. It is the best of its kind" Detroit News« less