Charlotte Philby

“Superbly crafted with heart-stopping twists and chills galore. A new star has arrived in the thriller firmament, ” The Times.

“Philby is a skilled and evocative writer,” The Financial Times.

Charlotte Philby worked for the Independent for eight years as a columnist, editor and reporter, and was shortlisted for the Cudlipp Prize for her investigative journalism at the 2013 Press Awards. A former contributing editor and feature writer at Marie Claire, she has written for the New Statesman, Elle, Telegraph, Guardian and Sunday Times, been interviewed on BBC Radio 3’s Free Thinking, BBC Radio 4’s Loose Ends and presented documentaries for the BBC World Service and The One Show.

Charlotte is the granddaughter of Kim Philby, Britain’s most infamous communist double-agent, the elusive ‘third man’ in the notorious Cambridge spy ring. This is her fourth novel.

The story of what became of Kim Philby and the other Cambridge Five spies, is well known. What is less  well-known is the role that Edith Tudor-Hart played in introducing Kim to his Soviet handler, the spy Arnold Deutsch.

Drawing on the Secret Intelligence Files on Edith Tudor Hart, along with the private archive letters of Kim Philby, Charlotte Philby’s compelling novel tells the story of the woman behind the Third Man.

Please note, this is now taking place on Wednesday 27th April.