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John Vassall spent a decade in jail for spying unable to understand why so many others got away. File picture: Evening Standard/Getty Images

Sat, 27 Apr, 2024 - 01:00
Jack Power

  • Sex, Spies and Scandal: The John Vassall Affair 
  • Alex Grant 
  • Biteback Publishing, €25.00 

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