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Idealism unravelled

The Lost Spy: An American In Stalin�s Secret Service By Andrew Meier Weidenfeld & Nicolson (£20) Reviewed by Alan Taylor

DESPITE the best efforts of the likes John Le Carre, Len Deighton and, especially, Graham Greene, spying remains by popular consent one of the glamour professions.