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This spy novel, written by Mike Berry under the pseudonym Jon Luanna, pits an MI5 mole hunter and a German double agent against each other during the hotbed intrigue of 1937 to 38. The action moves between England, Ireland and Germany against the twin backdrops of rising tension between Britain and Nazi Germany and the tour of the Australian Ashes cricket team led by Don Bradman. The denouement unfolds during a frantic chase at the fifth Ashes test, the Oval London, during which English batsman Len Hutton surpasses Don Bradman’s highest test score.