A Perfect Spy traces the rise and fall of Magnus Pym and his career through intelligence. From chance meetings with people will be important to him in the future to a life in Czechoslovakia, Washington and finally on the run in England Pym weaves his way through the complicated world of espionage. Where no-one is safe from betrayal, not even his father.
In America, Magnus affects a friendship with the CIA's Grant Lederer, but secretly knows the latter is on to his activities. When the CIA chiefs, including Lederer, come to London to express their misgivings to Magnus's bosses, he is vigorously defended by the trusting Jack Brotherhood - but the latter then begins to have doubts. Magnus discovers that Rick is dying.—greenf74