Agent ZigZag

Agent ZigZag: a True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal
By Ben McIntyre
Harmony Books, 2007. 364 pgs. Nonfiction

Eddie Chapman was a criminal who talked his way out of a Nazi prison by offering to spy for Germany during World War II. He trained extensively and intensively with his German handler and then parachuted into England on a secret spy mission. He immediately turned himself in to the British Secret Service, and proceeded to dupe the Germans with false radio reports from England. Not content to stay in England, he returned to occupied France and offered to execute another mission for Germany. Cool under extreme pressure, he was interrogated over and over by the Germans to be sure he hadn’t turned on them and managed to retain their trust, training other spies for Germany and returning once again to England on a mission for the Nazis.

I enjoyed the story of Eddie Chapman. My enjoyment was enhanced by listening to it on CD with John Lee as the narrator. His wonderful British accent made the characters and the setting more authentic and interesting. SH