From one of our most treasured BBC broadcasters,The Spy Across the Wateris the third instalment in James Naughtie’s brilliant spy series, woven around three brothers bound together through espionage.brbrWe live with our history, but it can kill us.brbrFaces from the past appear from nowhere at a family funeral, and Will Flyng, spy-turned-ambassador, is drawn into twin mysteries that threaten everything he holds dear.brbrFrom Washington, he’s pitched back into the Troubles in Northern Ireland and an explosive secret hidden deep in the most dangerous but fulfilling friendship he has ever known.brbrAnd while he confronts shadowy adversaries in American streets, and looks for solace at home in the Scottish Highlands, he discovers that his government’s most precious Cold War agent is in mortal danger and needs his help to survive.brbrIn an electric story of courage and betrayal, Flyng learns the truth: that his life has left him a man with many friends, but still alone.brbr'A thoughtful and detailed novel of statecraft and spycraft, recommended for fans of le Carré' Ian Rankinbr'Naughtie writes sophisticated, complex spy novels, rich in character and incident.The Spy Across the Wateris perhaps his finest yet.' Charles CummingbrbrPraise for James Naughtie:brbr‘As convincing as any of John le Carré’s’Independentbr‘Beautifully written, deftly plotted, skilfully paced, imaginatively conceived’Robert Littellbr‘An involved and beautifully plotted spy story’Allan Massiebr'Hugely gripping and atmospheric'Mail on Sundaybr'Complex and psychologically detailed'Charles Cummingbr'A tour de force'Kate Mossep