The Scarlet Papers: The Times Thriller of the Year 2023

‘How did you end up in the Service? Did you follow your dream? And I need the non-boring answer, please. I’m not a tourist.’ Elizabeth nods. ‘I had a professor; I was studying French and Italian at Edinburgh. Anyway, he had friends who had friends who were always on the lookout, and he floated the idea and it wasn’t for me, but then he’d float it a

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