This book is a fascinating story about the life path of a professional intelligence officer. The author, who is also the main character, introduces the “kitchen” of Western intelligence services, primarily the Intelligence Service, known to him from his own experience. Childhood, family, participation in the Dutch Resistance, service in the Royal Navy, the Korean War and captivity, painful moral quests, work in stations, arrest, trial, prison and escape - this is the thread of an autobiographical narrative that develops into an action-packed detective story. The book concludes with a chapter about the author’s life in the USSR, reflections on the past and a look at the crisis our society is experiencing.