The Double Agents, W.E.B. Griffin
The Double Agents, W.E.B. Griffin
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The Double Agents

Author: W.E.B. Griffin, William E. Butterworth IV

Narrator: Paul Hecht

Unabridged: 11 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 06/26/2007


Synopsis

W.E.B. Griffin’s iconoclastic OSS heroes face an historic challenge in the brand-new volume of the New York Times-bestselling series.
 
    Critics and fans alike welcomed the return of the “shrewd, sharp, rousing” (Kirkus Reviews) Men at War series: “The Saboteurs is good entertainment and the fast-paced and exciting novel Griffin’s readers have come to expect. This is Griffin’s 36th novel and his son’s first; one wonders how prolific a force Griffin & Son will be!” (Library Journal)
    Now, Dick Canidy and colleagues in the Office of Strategic Services face an even greater task—to convince Hitler and the Axis powers that the invasion of the European continent will take place anywhere but on the beaches of Nazi-occupied France. “Wild Bill” Donovan’s men have several tactics in mind, but some of the people they must use are not the most reliable—are, in fact, most likely spying for both sides – so the deceptions require layer upon layer of intrigue, and all it will take is one slip to send the whole thing tumbling down like a house of cards. Are the OSS agents up to it? They certainly think so.
    And then the body is found floating off the coast of Spain. . . .
    Filled to the brim with action, character, and the deep understanding of the military heart and mind that have made Griffin’s books so outstanding, The Double Agents is irresistible storyteller from a master of the craft.

About The Author

W. E. B. Griffin was the author of seven bestselling series: The Corps, Brotherhood of War, Badge of Honor, Men at War, Honor Bound, Presidential Agent, and Clandestine Operations. He passed away in February 2019.    William E. Butterworth IV has been a writer and editor for major newspapers and magazines for more than twenty-five years, and has worked closely with his father for several years on the editing of the Griffin books. He is the coauthor of several novels in the Badge of Honor, Men at War, Honor Bound, and Presidential Agent series. He lives in St. Petersburg, Florida.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Irv on November 13, 2023

I enjoyed this book. It is about WWII and how the OSS tried to fool the Germans about where the invasion of Europe would take placed.......more

Goodreads review by George on September 06, 2018

This is the sixth book in Griffin's series on the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in WWII. This book advances the early deployment of intelligence gathering teams in Sicily before the planned Allied invasion of that island. It continues that same operation from the previous book, "The Saboteurs,"......more

Goodreads review by Abibliofob on March 13, 2022

I have read and enjoyed The Double Agents by W.E.B. Griffin. The war moves on and the operative area for OSS expands, especially now when the invasion of Sicily approaches. This book is another funfilled story with some suspense and a lot of historical accurate pieces. I only have one more to read a......more

Goodreads review by Craig on September 25, 2022

Most of this was as enjoyable as the previous novels in this series. The whole "mincemeat" operational details tended to put me off in part because of the whole Niven, Ustinoff, Montagu name dropping and dialogue. It just felt too contrived. One of the more fascinating points made was all the rivalr......more

Goodreads review by Terry on July 20, 2018

Another of the Butterworths' highly entertaining historical thrillers. This one, the 6th in the Men at War series, involves the OSS efforts leading up to the invasion of Sicily in 1943. The usual behind the scene capers, the planning in Algiers and in England, the background of competition with the......more