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Ben Macintyre is the multimillion-copy bestselling author of books including Colditz, Agent Sonya, SAS: Rogue Heroes, The Spy and the Traitor, 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. Several of his books have been made into films and television series, including Operation Mincemeat, A Spy Among Friends and SAS: Rogue Heroes
Ben Macintyre has established himself as the pre-eminent historian of the secret world, his work opening doors most of us didn’t know were there. His books have set the gold standard for accurate historical reporting, but read like heart-pounding thrillers. * Mick Herron * Macintyre has a knack for finding the most fascinating storylines in history -- David Grann * author of The Wager and Killers of the Flower Moon * Macintyre writes with the diligence and insight of a journalist, and the panache of a born storyteller. -- John Banville * The Guardian * The definitive account of what happened . . . so gripping that I literally could not put the book down. -- Jack Straw * Independent * Unforgettable -- Robert McCrum * Independent * A fresh and gripping read . . . A masterful big-picture narrative, drawing on interviews, news archives and unpublished personal memoirs by those who survived. Macintyre preserves the hostages’ story in magnificent, humane style – and offers another swashbuckling tribute to their rescuers -- Colin Freeman * Telegraph *
