Serge Protector?

In the annals of espionage, Frank Hadesbeck isn’t a major figure. Not as nefarious as the atomic spy Klaus Fuchs. Not as controversial as the Rosenbergs, sent to the electric chair in 1953. Not as compelling as the Cambridge Five — Donald Maclean, Guy Burgess, Kim Philby, Anthony Blunt, and John Cairncross — subjects of countless television dramas. Not as respected as James Jesus Angleton, the Cold War master of counterintelligence. And not as celebrated as Nathan Hale, executed for spying on British troop movements for the rebellious American colonists. No nuclear secrets were compromised because of Hadesbeck, and none were stolen from our enemies. He hid no microfilm in pumpkins (Whittaker Chambers) and turbocharged no political careers through his activities (Richard Nixon’s ascent was aided by his pursuit of Reds). He was a colourless informant who might have been completely forgotten had not a former journalist and one-time New Democratic member of Parliament unearthed...