WACT Book Club | October 2025

The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre is a gripping true story of Oleg Gordievsky, the KGB officer who became one of Britain’s most valuable Cold War spies. Blending the pace of a thriller with the depth of history, Macintyre reveals a tale of double lives, betrayal, and high-stakes espionage that changed the course of East-West relations. Hailed as “the best true spy story ever told,” this book is both a masterclass in narrative nonfiction and a riveting account of courage in the shadowy world of intelligence.