The Spy And The Traitor -

: A CIA officer who served as a foil to Gordievsky. Ames was a mole for the Soviets and eventually betrayed Gordievsky's identity to the KGB.

The story tracks Gordievsky’s growing disillusionment with the Soviet system, leading him to provide the West with critical secrets for over a decade. It details the intricate "long-game" of spycraft, including his rise within the KGB to the position of London bureau chief. The tension peaks in 1985 when Gordievsky is recalled to Moscow under suspicion of treason, leading to a daring and famous escape plan involving a Safeway shopping bag and being smuggled across the Finnish border. Key Figures The Spy and the Traitor

: The protagonist, a colonel in the KGB who decided to risk his life to undermine the Soviet regime from within. : A CIA officer who served as a foil to Gordievsky