Alex Butterworth

The World That Never Was: A True Story of Dreamers, Schemers, Anarchists, and Secret Agents (2010)

This is heavy going at times but stick with it and you get a fascinating, thrilling and jaw-dropping story. Under the cover of a historical study of anarchists and state security at the end of the 19th century, Butterworth gives us as much excitement as any Bond or Bourne film. Daring prison esca...