All the while, they are being hunted by the cunning German secret police sergeant, Hugo Bleicher, who finally succeeds in capturing them. It is here that she meets her commanding officer Captain Peter Churchill.Īs they successfully complete mission after mission, Peter and Odette fall in love. Five failed attempts and one plane crash later, she finally lands in occupied France to begin her mission. Odette Sansom decides to follow in her war hero father’s footsteps by becoming an SOE agent to aid Britain and her beloved homeland, France. The year is 1942, and World War II is in full swing.
“A nonfiction thriller.”- The Wall Street Journalįrom New York Times and international bestselling author of the “gripping” (Michael Connelly, #1 New York Times bestselling author) Into the Lion’s Mouth comes the extraordinary true story of Odette Sansom, the British spy who operated in occupied France and fell in love with her commanding officer during World War II-perfect for fans of Unbroken, The Nightingale, and Code Girls. The Best Nonfiction Books Coming Out This Year- BookBub Featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Time, New York Newsday, and on Today!īest Nonfiction Books to Read in 2019- Woman’s Day
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