{"product_id":"the-illegals","title":"The Illegals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn \u003cem\u003eEconomist\u003c\/em\u003e Book of the Year. An \u003cem\u003ei Paper\u003c\/em\u003e Book of the Year. Longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction. A page-turning history of the KGB's deepest-cover spies in the West.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2010, two decades after the Cold War had ended, ten Russian spies were arrested in America. They had hidden their true identities from their friends, their neighbours — even their own children. They were part of a spy programme that had begun nearly a century earlier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese deep-cover missions — some remarkable feats of espionage, others high-profile failures — could last for decades. Posing as ordinary citizens of the countries they were sent to infiltrate, the \u003cem\u003eillegals\u003c\/em\u003e built lives, raised families, and waited for orders from Moscow that might come tomorrow or in twenty years. As Moscow continues to deploy illegals across the globe today, this hidden history has never been more urgent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on hundreds of hours of interviews and newly-discovered archival material, \u003cem\u003eThe Illegals\u003c\/em\u003e by veteran \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e correspondent Shaun Walker is a page-turning tour de force, shining new light on the long arc of the Soviet experiment and its messy aftermath — and on how that hidden history continues to shape Russia and the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePraise\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"One of the most compelling and perceptive books on intelligence of the past decade.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — \u003cem\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/em\u003e, Best Books of 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A brilliant historical investigation that's as gripping as a Le Carré novel.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — Tom Burgis, author of \u003cem\u003eKleptopia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Absolutely fascinating.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — Andrew Marr\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Thrilling … grabs you by the lapels from the very first page.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — \u003cem\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A gripping account of the agents who lived in the West under the deepest of covers. Walker makes the sparkling most of an outlandish cast of characters.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — \u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Shaun Walker has written a spying classic.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — David E. Hoffman, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Billion Dollar Spy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Walker delves into the deepest levels of espionage where even spies fear to tread.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — Joe Weisberg \u0026amp; Joel Fields, Executive Producers of \u003cem\u003eThe Americans\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShaun Walker is a senior international correspondent for \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e. He was the paper's Moscow bureau chief from 2013 to 2019, and has reported from Russia, Ukraine, and the post-Soviet space for over two decades. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Long Hangover: Putin's New Russia and the Ghosts of the Past\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Profile Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51682603172056,"sku":"9781788167789","price":699.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0818\/1471\/6632\/files\/the-illegals.jpg?v=1778703712","url":"https:\/\/www.readersparadise.co\/products\/the-illegals","provider":"readersparadiseindore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}