Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War’s Most Extraordinary SpyBen Macintyre

Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War’s Most Extraordinary Spy

Baillie Gifford · 2026 · Longlist

VikingHistory Nonfiction Biography & Memoir

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Baillie Gifford Prize	2026	Longlist

About This Book

The true story of a KGB double agent cultivated by MI6, and of the two men at the centre of a Cold War operation that changed the course of world history. Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2026.

About the Author

Ben MacintyreBritish

Ben Macintyre is a British journalist and author, a columnist for The Times. He has written multiple bestselling books on espionage, including The Spy and the Traitor. He has been shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize.