"Stories of espionage and revenge"--Cover Originally published in standard print format: New York : Pantheon Books, 2023 Originally published in hardcover in two volumes in Great Britain as The Exquisite Art of Getting Even by Polygon Books, an imprint of Birlinn Limited, Edinburgh, in 2022, and The Private Life of Shadows by Abacus, an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group, London, in 2023
Contents:
The Private Life of Spies Author's Note Nuns and Spies (England, 1943) Syphax and Omar (Algiers, 1924) Ferry Timetable (Scotland, 1984) Donald and Yevgeni (Shanghai, Moscow, Washington, 1934-1947) Filioque (Rome, 2022) The Exquisite Art of Getting Even Sweet Vengeance: An Introduction Vengeance Is Mine A Melbourne Story: An Introduction The Principles of Soap Cavalleria Rusticana: An Introduction Monty, Tiger, Rose, Etc. Dignity & Decency: An Introduction One, Two, Three
