Ben Macintyre, author portrait
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Ben Macintyre

Ben Macintyre is a writer-at-large for The Times (UK) and the bestselling author of Agent Sonya, The Spy and the Traitor, A Spy Among Friends, Double Cross, Operation Mincemeat, Agent Zigzag, Rogue Heroes, and Prisoners of the Castle, among other books. Macintyre has also written and presented BBC documentaries of his work.
The Siege
Prisoners of the Castle
Agent Sonya
The Spy and the Traitor
Rogue Heroes
A Spy Among Friends
Double Cross
Ben Macintyre's World War II Espionage Files
Operation Mincemeat
Forgotten Fatherland
The Napoleon of Crime
Agent Zigzag
The Englishman's Daughter

What I'm Reading: Ben Macintyre (author of THE SPY AND THE TRAITOR)

Books

The Siege
Prisoners of the Castle
Agent Sonya
The Spy and the Traitor
Rogue Heroes
A Spy Among Friends
Double Cross
Ben Macintyre's World War II Espionage Files
Operation Mincemeat
Forgotten Fatherland
The Napoleon of Crime
Agent Zigzag
The Englishman's Daughter

Media

What I'm Reading: Ben Macintyre (author of THE SPY AND THE TRAITOR)

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