To Catch a Spy: How the Spycatcher Affair Brought MI5 in from the Cold (Hardback)

Tim Tate unpicks the fascinating complexity of the Spycatcher affair. In a wilderness of mirrors, the worst betrayal was in Number 10. - Honourable Malcolm Turnbull

Tim Tate reveals an extraordinary tale of spying scandals, mixed with Government skulduggery, which spiralled out of control and turned into a prolonged and very English farce. - Rt. Hon. Neil (Lord) Kinnock, former leader of Labour Party (1983–1992)

Tate lifts the lid on one of the most controversial periods of MI5's history, an era when MI5 sought to silence its very own spycatcher. - Dr Helen Fry, author of Women in Intelligence

Researched like an intelligence officer, argued like a barrister, and as engaging and intriguing as a Le Carré, Tate presents a critical and compelling analysis which makes for both a fascinating and disturbing portrayal of how a government treated truth, justice, and public accountability with disdain. - Simon Ball, International Association For Intelligence Education European Chapter

Tim Tate uses hitherto unpublished court evidence and withheld official files to charge the Thatcher government with deception - Country Life

What a story it is ... I'm grateful to Mr Tate for reminding us of this important and occasionally comic episode. - Lobster

An enthralling account of the paranoias of Cold War Britain. - Nick Cohen

Impressive and well sourced account. - Literary Review

Tate appraises this abundant material in an even way and initiates readers into the arcana of cabinet government. He writes with commanding authority and draws conclusions about state secrecy that seem irrefutable. He is inexorable. - Times Literary Supplement