The Best of Our Spies

Author: Alex Gerlis
Publisher: Canelo
ISBN: 1788638662
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 636

Book Description
Ranked #41 on Spycast's list of the Top 50 Best Spy Novels, as voted for by real-life intelligence operatives. The Allies have landed, the liberation of Europe has begun. In the Pas de Calais, Nathalie Mercier, a young British Special Operations Executive secret agent working with the French Resistance, disappears. In London, her husband Owen Quinn, an officer with Royal Navy Intelligence, discovers the truth about her role in the Allies' sophisticated deception at the heart of D-Day. Appalled but determined, Quinn sets off on a perilous hunt through France in search of his wife. Aided by the Resistance in his search, he makes good progress. But, caught up by the bitterness of the war and its insatiable appetite for revenge, he risks total destruction. Based on real events of the Second World War, this is a thrilling tale of international intrigue, love, deception and espionage, perfect for fans of Robert Harris, John le Carré and Len Deighton.

The Best of Our Spies

Author: Alex Gerlis
Publisher: Canelo US
ISBN: 9781667202297
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
During World War II, amid the chaos and danger of the Allied liberation of Europe, Royal Navy Intelligence officer Owen Quinn sets off on a perilous mission to find his wife and discover what her role in the war...and in his life...really was. During World War II, in the Pas de Calais, Nathalie Mercier, a young British Special Operations Executive secret agent working with the French Resistance, disappears. In London, her husband Owen Quinn, an officer with Royal Navy Intelligence, discovers the truth about her role in the Allies' sophisticated deception at the heart of D-Day. Appalled but determined, Quinn sets off on a hunt through France in search of his wife. But caught up by the bitterness of the war and its insatiable appetite for revenge, he risks total destruction. A thrilling tale of international intrigue, love, deception, and espionage, perfect for fans of Alan Furst and Ken Follett.

The Berlin Spies

Author: Alex Gerlis
Publisher: Canelo
ISBN: 1788638697
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 482

Book Description
The Second World War is coming to a close. But their fight is just beginning... Berlin, 1945: A group of Nazis frantically plot the next steps for their country. SS recruits gather east of the city for an audacious yet ill-fated mission to bring about a Fourth Reich. Three decades later, a young British diplomat in East Berlin is compromised after falling into a honey-trap. He contacts Major Edgar, a veteran British spymaster, who is drawn into an unlikely alliance with his old adversary, Viktor Krasotkin. Soon they are plunged into a world of Nazi war criminals and double agents. With nobody to trust, they must rely on each other. But as Cold War tensions rise, the cracks begin to show. The thrilling final novel in the Spies series, with an astonishing twist, perfect for fans of Jack Higgins, Frederick Forsyth and John le Carré.

The Swiss Spy

Author: Alex Gerlis
Publisher: Canelo
ISBN: 1788638670
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 506

Book Description
A thrilling tale based on top-secret Nazi plans to invade the Soviet Union... All spies have secrets, but Henry Hunter has more than most. After he is stopped by British Intelligence at Croydon airport on the eve of the Second World War, he discovers one more devastating than any before. From Switzerland he embarks on a series of increasingly perilous missions into Nazi Germany, all while having to cope with various identities and competing spymasters. In March, 1941, in Berlin, haunted by a dark episode from his past, he makes a fateful decision, resulting in a dramatic journey to the Swiss frontier and a shocking encounter... A pulse-pounding spy novel for the ages, perfect for fans of Robert Harris, John le Carré and Ken Follett.

Vienna Spies

Author: Alex Gerlis
Publisher: Canelo
ISBN: 1788638689
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 458

Book Description
A new and terrifying enemy rears its head at last... With the end of the Second World War in sight, the Allies begin to divide up the spoils and it proves to be a dangerous game. The British have become aware that, contrary to prior agreements, the Soviet Union is intent on controlling Austria once the war ends. Major Edgar is tasked with the job of establishing an espionage unit in Vienna to monitor the situation. He sends in two agents – Rolf Eder and Katharina Hoch – to track down Austria's most respected politician and bring him over to the British cause. But the feared Soviet spy Viktor Krasotkin is already in the war-torn city, embarking on exactly the same mission. A taut, tense masterclass in espionage fiction, perfect for fans of John le Carré, Len Deighton and Jack Higgins.

End of Spies

Author: Alex Gerlis
Publisher: Canelo
ISBN: 1800321554
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 433

Book Description
Europe, 1945: no longer at war but not yet at peace. The gripping finale to the bestselling Richard Prince espionage thrillers. British agent Richard Prince and the Danish spy Hanne Jakobsen come together for a vital mission: to find a Nazi war criminal responsible for the murder of fellow British agents. The hunt takes them on a perilous journey through Europe, a continent living on its nerves in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War. They unearth a secret Nazi escape line funded by British traitors – and it’s one which could lead them to Hitler’s trusted deputy, Martin Bormann. But when the Americans become involved it is no longer certain who’s on which side. Help might come in unlikely places. Can justice be found against the odds... Or are they too late? An unputdownable spy thriller with a twist you won’t see coming, this is the brilliant conclusion to Alex Gerlis' masterful Richard Prince spy thrillers, perfect for fans of John le Carré and Alan Furst. Praise for End of Spies 'A page turning read, guaranteed to entertain' Evening Standard

Spy Runner

Author: Eugene Yelchin
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250120829
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
In Spy Runner, a noir mystery middle grade novel from Newbery Honor author Eugene Yelchin, a boy stumbles upon a secret that jeopardizes American national security. It's 1953 and the Cold War is on. Communism threatens all that the United States stands for, and America needs every patriot to do their part. So when a Russian boarder moves into the home of twelve-year-old Jake McCauley, he's on high alert. What does the mysterious Mr. Shubin do with all that photography equipment? And why did he choose to live so close to the Air Force base? Jake’s mother says that Mr. Shubin knew Jake’s dad, who went missing in action during World War II. But Jake is skeptical; the facts just don’t add up. And he’s determined to discover the truth—no matter what he risks. Godwin Books

Palace of Spies

Author: Sarah Zettel
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544074114
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 373

Book Description
Peggy Fitzroy is clever enough to fake her way into King George's court in London, but is she clever enough to survive in his Palace of Spies?

The Book of Spies

Author: Gayle Lynds
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 9780312946081
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 552

Book Description
After being imprisoned for the vehicular manslaughter of her husband, rare book expert Eva Blake gets a chance at early release if she helps find a cache of books believed to be lost, but when she sights her husband alive and well, she must join an ex-intelligence agent to seek the truth.

The World's Greatest Spies and Spymasters

Author: Roger Boar
Publisher: Bounty Books
ISBN: 9781851528714
Category : Espionage
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
Spies and spymasters have had a crucial role to play ever since man first learned to rage war. This book tells the stories of some of the world's most infamous spies and spy organisations including the Portland spy Ring, the secret of the KGB Sex Spies, Mata Hari and Sidney Reilly - Ace of spies