Summer reading selection by :
The New York Times, The Daily Telegraph and Sarah Jessica Parker
‘Disturbingly prescient’
New York Times writer Lesley M M Blume
‘A compelling tale of moral degradation and occasional heroism’
The Economist
‘Vindicates the value of truth’
The Washington Post
‘Conveys Nadya Ulanovskaya’s story in stirring detail’
Wall Street Journal
‘A fascinating, fast-paced tale’
Times Literary Supplement
'A sizzling read full of bitchiness and high jinks'
The Times
‘A spectacular book’
The Spectator
'A riveting trip through the labyrinthine corridors of Soviet disinformation, which taught the present regime all it knows'
The Sunday Telegraph
'Engaging and insightful ... the subject is more topical than ever'
History Today
'Authoritative history of the terrible ramifications of the silence about Stalin’s lies'
Kirkus Reviews
‘A fabulous book, packed with untold stories, written with the lyrical empathy of an author who knows and feels his subject deeply’
Patrick Bishop
'Gives a superb flavour of the compromises, betrayals and self-delusions required to report on the USSR'
The Literary Review
UK edition hardback 27 April 2023
US edition hardback 4 July 2023.