Granta 24: Inside Intelligence

In 1946, at the age of twenty, Anthony Cavendish infiltrated a ring of arms traders run by ex-Nazi immigrants in Palestine. In 194-, he was was made the -------- officer of ----, the British ------- ------. In 194-, he personally oversaw the illegal invasion of ------- that resulted in the deaths of ----------- of --------------. In 19--, in ------, Cavendish was personally responsible for monitoring -------- --------. What did Cavendish finally see that we are not allowed to know now – over forty years later?

Plus: Philip Roth, Peter Carey, Tobias Wolff, Bruce Chatwin, E.L. Doctorow, and Jay McInerney.