Maurice Castle is a high-level operative in the British secret service during the Cold War.
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Originally published in 1978, The Human Factor is an exciting novel of espionage drawn from Greene\'s own experiences in MI6 during World War II, and ultimately a deeply humanistic examination of the very nature of loyalty.
But when suspicions remain, Castle is forced to make an even more excruciating sacrifice to save himself.
In order to evade detection, he allows his assistant to be wrongly identified as the source of the leaks.
Despite his misgivings, Castle decides to act as a double agent, passing information to the Soviets to help his in-laws in South Africa.
He is deeply in love with his African wife, who escaped apartheid South Africa with the help of his communist friend.
Maurice Castle is a high-level operative in the British secret service during the Cold War
