"An absolutely incredible book. It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me think. I read a lot of books, but I rarely respond to them like I did to this. Upon finishing it, I immediately called several of my friends and told them to go get it RIGHT NOW, because it felt like Tropper was writing exactly what we had been through. Tropper writes as though he is in the minds of his readers: you can feel the love, hatred, hurt, joy, confusion. The story might not always be fantastic, but his ability to connect is."

"Warning: Do not start the final third unless you have nothing else to do.

Literally could not stop—I was at the edge of my seat.

What. A. Story. Riveting and unputdownable. Reads like a movie instead of a real life tale.

Will be reading more Ben Macintyre.

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*EDIT* I've since read FIVE more Macintyre books:
A Spy Among Friends (5 stars),
Operation Mincemeat (5 stars),
Rogue Heroes (5 stars),
Agent Sonya (5 stars), and
Double Cross (3 stars)

� and I'm still looking forward to reading the rest of his books."