Conspiracy of Silence

Barrie Penrose, Simon Freeman. Vintage Books USA, $10.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-679-72044-7

A scandal broke in 1979 when an ``establishment cover-up'' was revealed in England. Why was Blunt, who had been a top Soviet agent, granted immunity and allowed to continue serving the queen as art adviser? PW called this an ``intimate, low-key yet gripping'' biography. The authors are reporters for the London Sunday Times . (September)

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