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In The Human Factor, MI6 operative Maurice Castle carries out routine intelligence work at a low‑key department often called "the firm." A new security chief arrives and, as he cleans up the organization, discovers a leak that implicates the great powers in a covert South‑African plot. Castle’s trusted colleague, Davis, whose gambling, drinking and romantic tendencies raise suspicion, may be a double agent. Though Castle is careful and never suspected, the stakes grow when personal feelings enter the picture, complicating his quest to expose the truth.
First publish date: 1978
Genre: Thriller/Political Thriller
Authors: Graham Greene
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