Triple Cross, Bradby -B

                   Once again, the Russians undermine the PM by releasing information of his relationship with a known pedophile. Facing a challenge for the leadership, he must find the mole and makes Kate an offer she has to accept. She begins the search and continues to focus on the current and former Chief of MI6. Dangerous trips to Berlin and Moscow follow, and she manages to find the traitor.

                   Most of the British reviewers mention LeCarre when considering these three novels. Clearly, this author does not match the late David Cornwall in degree of complexity or plot development. But the topic is, and has been, at the heart of British society for almost a century. The young men who betrayed the UK to the USSR were recruited in the 30's and exposed in the 50's and  60's. The existence of the Cambridge Five has haunted the security services, and provided the material for some of Britain's greatest novels. Finding the mole was the essence of 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy', and the two ensuing George Smiley books. Tinker has been made into an extraordinarily successful mini-series and a great movie. And for me, it has been the connection to Smiley and the pursuit of the mole that drove me to read these three books in less than a week.