Clare Mulley

Sidney Reilly, Ace of Spies, remains an enigma

Suave, savage and irresistible to women, the Bond-like character takes many secrets with him to his – unknown – grave

Sidney Reilly seems destined to remain a man of mystery. [Getty Images]

  • Sidney Reilly: Master Spy

    Benny Morris

    Yale, pp. 208, £21

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