John Powell, the youngest member of the Milord Committee that monitors Philby's every move, is assigned the task of finding out why. Is it an old man's whim, or a carefully planned KGB operation? To find out Powell must journey into the labyrinth of a man's legendary past, sifting through every rumour, every plot, every shadowy alliance, until the journey leads him into the darkest and most dangerious recesses of them all, the heart and mind and motivation of the man himself — Kim Philby.

    But it required a very brave man to carry it out, one who could infiltrate the elite SS corps.Martin Benedict was the man, and all went well until his cover got blown. Remarkably, success was still possible-- but at an increased risk. Could he bring it off?The answer reveals itself in an agony of suspense, which is no surprise, for Elleston Trevor is a master of the genre.