The Best of Our Spies

Name: The Best of Our Spies
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Alex Gerlis
ISBN: 9781494586706

Author: Alex Gerlis

Series: Spy Masters #1

Narrator: John Lee

Unabridged: 15 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/16/2015

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Espionage

Synopsis

France, July 1944: a month after the Allied landings in Normandy and the liberation of Europe is under way. 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, Owen sets off on a perilous hunt through France in search of his wife. With the help of the Resistance he finds Nathalie, but then the bitterness of war and its insatiable appetite for revenge catch up with them in dramatic fashion.

Based on real events of the Second World War, The Best of Our Spies is a thrilling tale of international intrigue, love, deception, and espionage.

About Alex Gerlis

Alex Gerlis is the author of the novels The Best of Our Spies and The Swiss Spy, as well as the nonfiction work The Miracle of Normandy. A former BBC journalist, he lives in West London.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bee

As a bit of a history buff, I found this to be incredibly well-researched and respectful of the truth of people's experiences during wartime. I was drawn to the fascinating subject matter of the world of counter-espionage, especially as the central character is a woman, and she is certainly intrigui......more

Goodreads review by Eric_W

Best spy novel I have ever read. Ever. All spy stories should be this devious. Lt. Quinn, having been returned to England following his ship being bombed into oblivion off Crete, falls in love with one of his nurses. Unbeknownst to him she is a German spy in deep cover, but the spymasters in Bletch......more

Goodreads review by Mike

With historical fiction and World War II such popular genres and subjects these days, it is easy to find oneself unable to choose a book or, worse still, grabbing a turkey. This is a dilemma easily avoided with Alex Gerbis' 'The Best of Our Spies'. A blend of H.E. Bates' 'Fair Stood the Wind for Fra......more

Goodreads review by Mal

A number of excellent nonfiction books have been written about the exploits of British Intelligence in World War II, some of them by the practitioners themselves. Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies by Ben McIntyre stands out among recent examples. The title refers to what was variously......more