2022/58: Agent Zigzag: The True Wartime Story of Eddie Chapman: Lover, Traitor, Hero, Spy --

2022/58: Agent Zigzag: The True Wartime Story of Eddie Chapman: Lover, Traitor, Hero, Spy -- Ben Macintyre

...he had long imagined himself as the central character in his own drama. He had played the part of a high-rolling gangster. Now, he recast himself in the glamorous role of spy. There was little thought, if any, given to whether such a course was right or wrong. That would come later. [p. 28]

A non-fiction book from the depths of my 'unread' folder, purchased in 2015 and forgotten until now. Eddie Chapman was a career criminal before World War 2: when the Germans invaded Jersey, Chapman was serving a prison sentence on the island. After his release, he went straight to the Germans' HQ and offered his services as a secret agent. ( Read more... )