Browsing: Secret Service

The only thing scarier in outer space is the fear of the unknown.Captain John Lancaster’s ship is critically damaged in…

Meet an American woman who risked everything to aid the French Resistance in this riveting historical biography of socialite-turned-spy Virginia Hall. With over 9,500 five-star Goodreads ratings, this “excellent” NPR Best Book of 2019 “is as riveting as any thriller” (The New York Times Book Review).

A journalist in Nazi-occupied Paris, Nancy Wake worked as a spy for Allied forces and was notorious among the Gestapo for evading their clutches. In this stirring biography, learn about the heroic woman called “the white mouse” by her enemies.

Called “Mata Hari from Minnesota” (Time), glamorous American spy Betty Pack paved the way for the Allies’ victory with her death-defying secret missions during World War II. A New York Times bestselling author chronicles Pack’s gripping life of espionage in this “provocative” historical tale (Library Journal).

A New York Times bestseller: During the darkest days of World War II, William J. Donovan was instrumental in turning the fledgling US intelligence service into a powerful weapon of secret warfare. A definitive biography of his notable career!

A gripping account from a New York Times bestselling author: In 1942, President Roosevelt called upon General William Donovan to form OSS Detachment 101 — a clandestine special forces unit that would spend years in enemy territory during World War II.