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Published 11 September 2025
Old spies grow ridiculous, River. Old spies aren't much better than clowns.
Or so David Cartwright used to say, but he forgot to add they can be dangerous too,
especially if they've fallen on hard times - as Diana Taverner learns when the past lands
on her desk. An operation carried out during the height of the Troubles laid bare the ugly
side of state security, and those involved are threatening to expose details. But every
threat hides an opportunity, and the would-be blackmailer is soon being used as
Taverner's solution to a much newer problem