Agent Sonya

Macintyre does true-life espionage better than anyone else – John Preston * Evening Standard *
Think John le Carré at his early best - but fact not fiction * Daily Express *
This impeccably researched account of her double life spans continents and is brilliantly compelling * Sunday Mirror *
Macintyre’s page-turner is a dazzling portrait of a flawed yet driven individual who risked everything (including her children) for the cause * Sunday Times *
The best true spy story I have ever read – John le Carré on ‘The Spy and the Traitor’
Thrilling…Macintyre will have you hooked to her life’s every twist and turn – Lucy Knight * Times/Sunday Times Books of the Year *
Macintyre has found a real-life heroine worthy of his gifts as John le Carré’s nonfiction counterpart * New York Times *
This book is classic Ben Macintyre…quirky human details enliven every page… it is Macintyre’s own vivid retelling of her perilous professional, personal and political life that make Agent Sonya such an accessible spy story. * Spectator *
He has the unerring gift of uncovering those astonishing truths that make even the best novelists of espionage seem both earthbound and artificial in comparison * Daily Telegraph *
His best book yet – The Times

Ben Macintyre is the multimillion-copy bestselling author of books including Agent Zigzag, Operation Mincemeat and A Spy Among Friends. He is a columnist and Associate Editor at The Times, and has worked as the newspaper’s correspondent in New York, Paris and Washington. He regularly presents BBC series based on his acclaimed books.

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