Devil’s bargain. Stella Rimington. 2022.

Harry Bristow: policeman, father, chauffeur, fraud

In 1988 Harry made one mistake: he took a bribe, letting a man he knew as Igor into Britain - and he’s regretted it ever since. So when he recognises Igor many years later as his newly elected MP, he knows he has to come clean. But the MP recognises him too - and Harry fears what he might do next.

Peter Robinson, MP: salesman, politician, bachelor, spy.

He ente red Britain in 1988 as an illegal, deep undercover, but the break-up of the Soviet Union cut Robinson’s off from Moscow. He’s been working alone to inch closer to Britain’s levers of power - until the one man who knows his secret reappears. Now he must act fast to preserve his position, at any cost.

Manon Tyler, CIA analyst, has just boarded a plane to London - with a report on Russian illegals to read.