An Officer and a Spy

by Robert Harris

I should have guessed Armand du Paty was behind it! He may dress like an army officer, but beneath that tunic beats the heart of a romantic lady novelist.’

He stamps my memorandum, signs it and holds it out to me. ‘I won’t stop you. But if it all goes wrong, the blame will rest with you.’

take it one step at a time; approach the matter dispassionately; avoid a rush to judgement; confide in nobody until there is hard evidence.