‘Alan Judd’s special magic is to mix contemporary events as they break over our heads with the codes and crafts of the secret world on whose special traits he is always uncannily up to date’ Peter Hennessy’Plotting in the best le Carr tradition’Mail on SundayFrom the author ofLegacy, now a major BBC Film, andThe Kaiser’s Last Kisscomes a brilliant new novel for fans of John le Carre and Charles CummingBrexit looms andCharles Thoroughgood, Chief of MI6, is forbidden for political reasons from spying on the EU. But when an EU official volunteers the EUs negotiating bottom lines to one of his officers, Charles has to report it.Whitehall is eager for more but as the case develops Charles realises that it may not be quite what it appears. At the same time, he finds he has a family connection with a possible terrorist whom MI5 want checked out. In both cases, Charles is forced to become his own agent, seeking what he really does not want to find.Authoritative and packed with in-depth knowledge,Accidental Agentis a gripping new spy thriller from a master of the genre.Judd infuses his writing with insider knowledgeNew Statesman’Wonderful. One of the best spy novels ever’ Peter Hennessey onLegacy’Belongs to the classic tradition of spy writing’Guardian’Judd has an infallible grasp of intelligence’Spectator