Agent Sonya From the bestselling author of The Spy and The Traitor

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERTHE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF WW2'S MOST EXTRAORDINARY SPY - FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SPY AND THE TRAITOR'His best book yet' The Times'Thrilling . . . Macintyre will have you hooked to her life's every twist and turn' Times / Sunday Times Books of the Year'Macintyre has found a real-life heroine worthy of his gifts as John le Carré's nonfiction counterpart' New York TimesFrom planning an assassination attempt on Hitler in Switzerland to spying on the Japanese in Manchuria to preventing nuclear war (or so she believed) by stealing the science of atomic weaponry from Britain to give to Moscow Ursula Kuczynski Burton conducted some of the most dangerous espionage operations of the twentieth century.Born to a German Jewish family as Ursula grew so did the Nazis' power. A fanatical opponent of the fascism that ravaged her homeland she was drawn to communism as a young woman motivated by the promise of a fair and peaceful society. She eventually became a spymaster saboteur bomb-maker and secret agent.In Agent Sonya Britain's most acclaimed historian vividly reveals the fascinating tale of a life that would change the course of history. Classic Ben Macintyre - a gripping ride based on meticulous research that reads like a novel - this is the greatest spy story never told.'This book is classic Ben Macintyre . . . quirky human details enliven every page' Clare Mulley Spectator'Spins gloriously through one of the most extraordinary private lives of the twentieth century' Tony Rennell Daily Mail Book of the Week'She is the strongest character of all in Macintyre's bestselling series of wartime tales . . . I raced through the pages to keep up with the plot' Julian Glover Evening Standard'This impeccably researched account of her double life spans continents and is brilliantly compelling' Sunday Mirror Review The best true spy story I have ever read -- John le Carré on 'The Spy and the Traitor'Thrilling...Macintyre will have you hooked to her life's every twist and turn -- Lucy Knight ―Times/Sunday Times Books of the YearMacintyre does true-life espionage better than anyone else. He has a remarkable ability to construct a narrative that is as taut and urgent as it is carefully nuanced. -- John Preston ―Evening StandardMacintyre has found a real-life heroine worthy of his gifts as John le Carré's nonfiction counterpart ―New York TimesThis book is classic Ben Macintyre...quirky human details enliven every page... it is Macintyre's own vivid retelling of her perilous professional personal and political life that make Agent Sonya such an accessible spy story. ―SpectatorHe has the unerring gift of uncovering those astonishing truths that make even the best novelists of espionage seem both earthbound and artificial in comparison ―Daily TelegraphHis best book yet -- The TimesAnother year another blockbuster real-life spy tome...Think John le Carré at his early best - but fact not fiction ―Daily ExpressHe...spins gloriously through one of the most extraordinary private lives of the 20th century ―Daily Mail Book of the WeekInAgent Sonya Macintyre has pulled off his most remarkable trick he leaves us admiring and even cheering for the woman at the heart of his story someone who not only wanted to destroy our democracy but helped Russia get a nuclear bomb.She is the strongest character of all in Macintyre's bestselling series of wartime tales... I raced through the pages to keep up with the plot ―Evening StandardThis impeccably researched account of her double life spans continents and isbrilliantly compelling ―Sunday MirrorMacintyre's page-turner is a dazzling portrait of a flawed yet driven individual who risked everything (including her children) for the cause ―Sunday Times About the Author Ben Macintyre is the multimillion-copy bestselling author of books includingAgent SonyaThe|Ben Macintyre is the multimillion-copy bestselling author of books including Colditz Agent Sonya SAS: Rogue Heroes The Spy and the Traitor Agent Zigzag Operation Mincemeat and A Spy Among Friends. He is a columnist and Associate Editor at The Times and has worked as the newspaper's correspondent in New York Paris and Washington. Several of his books have been made into films and television series including Operation Mincemeat A Spy Among Friends and SAS: Rogue Heroes.|Macintyre does true-life espionage better than anyone else|Think John le Carré at his early best - but fact not fiction|This impeccably researched account of her double life spans continents and is brilliantly compelling|Macintyre's page-turner is a dazzling portrait of a flawed yet driven individual who risked everything (including her children) for the cause|THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERDiscover the incredible true story of WW2's most extraordinary spy - from the bestselling author of The Spy and the Traitor. 'His best book yet' The Times________________From planning an assassination attempt on Hitler in Switzerland to spying on the Japanese in Manchuria to preventing nuclear war (or so she believed) by stealing the science of atomic weaponry from Britain to give to Moscow Ursula Kuczynski Burton conducted some of the most dangerous espionage operations of the twentieth century.Born to a German Jewish family as Ursula grew so did the Nazis' power. A fanatical opponent of the fascism that ravaged her homeland she was drawn to communism as a young woman motivated by the promise of a fair and peaceful society. She eventually became a spymaster saboteur bomb-maker and secret agent.In Agent Sonya Britain's most acclaimed historian vividly reveals the fascinating tale of a life that would change the course of history. Classic Ben Macintyre - a gripping ride based on meticulous research that reads like a novel - this is the greatest spy story never told.________________'Macintyre has found a real-life heroine worthy of his gifts as John le Carré's nonfiction counterpart' New York Times'This book is classic Ben Macintyre . . . quirky human details enliven every page' Clare Mulley Spectator'She is the strongest character of all in Macintyre's bestselling series of wartime tales . . . I raced through the pages to keep up with the plot' Julian Glover Evening StandardBEN MACINTYRE'S NEXT BOOK COLDITZ: PRISONERS OF THE CASTLE IS AVAILABLE TO BUY NOW!