Operation Mincemeat - The true story of a British intelligence operation that deceived Nazi Germany using a dead body carrying fake military plans.

Agent Sonya - Biography of Ursula Burton, a Soviet spy who operated in China, Nazi Germany, Switzerland and England while posing as a suburban housewife.

A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal - Detailed account of MI6 agent Kim Philby's career as a Soviet double agent and his complex relationship with fellow spy Nicholas Elliott.

The Spy and the Traitor - Chronicles the life of KGB officer Oleg Gordievsky who became MI6's most valuable Cold War asset.

SAS: Rogue Heroes - First authorized history of Britain's Special Air Service, from its creation in World War II through its early missions.

Operation Cocaine - Investigation of the CIA's involvement in cocaine trafficking during the 1980s Nicaraguan Contra war.

For Your Eyes Only - Biography of Ian Fleming and the real-world inspirations behind James Bond.

The Napoleon of Crime - Biography of Adam Worth, a master thief and criminal mastermind in Victorian London who inspired Sherlock Holmes's nemesis Moriarty.

Josiah the Great - Story of Josiah Harlan, the first American to enter Afghanistan and become a king there in the 19th century.

The Last Word - Collection of obituaries from The Times newspaper, highlighting remarkable lives and forgotten histories.

Double Cross - Account of the D-Day deception operation using double agents to mislead German intelligence.

Forgotten Fatherland - Investigation of Elisabeth Nietzsche's attempt to establish an Aryan colony in Paraguay in the 1880s.

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