Young Philby (28 page)

An Agent in Place

The Once and Future Spy

The Revolutionist

The Amateur

The Sisters

The Debriefing

Mother Russia

The October Circle

Sweet Reason

The Defection of A.J. Lewinter

NONFICTION

For the Future of Israel
(with Shimon Peres)

About the Author

ROBERT LITTELL is the author of sixteen previous novels and the nonfiction book
For the Future of Israel,
written with Shimon Peres, president of Israel. He has been awarded both the English Gold Dagger and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for his fiction. His novel
The Company
was a
New York Times
bestseller and was adapted into a television miniseries. He lives in France.

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

YOUNG PHILBY
. Copyright © 2012 by Robert Littell. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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Cover design by Ervin Serrano

Cover photographs: Man by Mark Owen/Arcangel Images; Moscow and Big Ben by Shutterstock

The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Littell, Robert, 1935–

Young Philby: a novel / Robert Littell.—1st ed.

          p. cm.

ISBN 978-1-250-00516-8 (hardcover)

ISBN 978-1-250-01365-1 (e-book)

1.  Philby, Kim, 1912–1988—Fiction.   2.  Intelligence officers—Fiction.   3.  Biographical fiction.   4.  Spy stories.   I.  Title.

   PS3562.I7827Y68 2012

   813'.54—dc23

2012035373

eISBN 9781250013651

First Edition: November 2012