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The Trinity Six by Charles Cumming

The Trinity Six

by Charles Cumming
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  • Mar 15, 2011, 368 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Mar 2012, 368 pages
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  • Joan N. (Evanston, IL)
    Interesting Use of History
    Fast moving thriller with likeable, albeit shallow characters. An academic in need of money stumbles into a story about World War II and Cold War espionage. Based on actual circle of five Cambridge graduates who became spies for Russia, including Kim Philby and Anthony Blunt. Was there a sixth? The people from the historical context of the treasonous spying are in their 90s so few are left. I think author got it right about the need for the spies of that era to tell their stories before they die. Mixture of 21st century technology: computers, cell phones, DVDs, with the records of mid-20th century espionage. Compelling because of the action, but most of the characters seemed unconvincing, especially the women but also the protagonist.

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