Intrepid's Last Case
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
When the most celebrated spymaster of the Second World War steps back into the shadows for one final mission, the stakes could not be higher. Intrepid's Last Case chronicles the extraordinary post-war activities of Sir William Stephenson — the real-life figure known by his wartime codename Intrepid — as he uncovers a deeply unsettling Soviet penetration of Western intelligence networks that had gone undetected for decades. Author William Stevenson, who previously immortalised this legendary figure in the bestselling A Man Called Intrepid, draws on privileged access and meticulous research to reconstruct a twilight operation that blurs the line between Cold War thriller and verified historical record. This gripping work of narrative non-fiction sits at the crossroads of espionage history and biography, presenting a world of double agents, institutional betrayal, and the quiet, relentless tradecraft of a man who helped shape the modern intelligence age. Stevenson's prose carries the taut, atmospheric urgency of the best spy fiction, yet every revelation is rooted in documented fact — a combination that makes the book's final, haunting question all the more difficult to shake: how many secrets did the West's greatest spy hunter take with him to the grave?
Author: William Stevenson
Format: Hardback
Published: 1984, Villard Books
Genre: Cold war & espionage
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
When the most celebrated spymaster of the Second World War steps back into the shadows for one final mission, the stakes could not be higher. Intrepid's Last Case chronicles the extraordinary post-war activities of Sir William Stephenson — the real-life figure known by his wartime codename Intrepid — as he uncovers a deeply unsettling Soviet penetration of Western intelligence networks that had gone undetected for decades. Author William Stevenson, who previously immortalised this legendary figure in the bestselling A Man Called Intrepid, draws on privileged access and meticulous research to reconstruct a twilight operation that blurs the line between Cold War thriller and verified historical record. This gripping work of narrative non-fiction sits at the crossroads of espionage history and biography, presenting a world of double agents, institutional betrayal, and the quiet, relentless tradecraft of a man who helped shape the modern intelligence age. Stevenson's prose carries the taut, atmospheric urgency of the best spy fiction, yet every revelation is rooted in documented fact — a combination that makes the book's final, haunting question all the more difficult to shake: how many secrets did the West's greatest spy hunter take with him to the grave?