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Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy
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About Code Name: Lise: The True Story Of The Woman Who
Product Description NATIONAL BESTSELLER A Goodreads Choice Awards semifinalist Florida Book Awards Silver Medalist Featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Time, New York Newsday, and on Today! Best Nonfiction Books to Read in 2019—Woman’s Day The Best Nonfiction Books Coming Out This Year—BookBub “A nonfiction thriller.”—The Wall Street Journal From New York Times and international bestselling author of the “gripping” (Michael Connelly, #1 New York Times bestselling author) Into the Lion’s Mouth comes the extraordinary true story of Odette Sansom, the British spy who operated in occupied France and fell in love with her commanding officer during World War II—perfect for fans of Unbroken, The Nightingale, and Code Girls. The year is 1942, and World War II is in full swing. Odette Sansom decides to follow in her war hero father’s footsteps by becoming an SOE agent to aid Britain and her beloved homeland, France. Five failed attempts and one plane crash later, she finally lands in occupied France to begin her mission. It is here that she meets her commanding officer Captain Peter Churchill. As they successfully complete mission after mission, Peter and Odette fall in love. All the while, they are being hunted by the cunning German secret police sergeant, Hugo Bleicher, who finally succeeds in capturing them. They are sent to Paris’s Fresnes prison, and from there to concentration camps in Germany where they are starved, beaten, and tortured. But in the face of despair, they never give up hope, their love for each other, or the whereabouts of their colleagues. In Code Name: Lise , Larry Loftis paints a portrait of true courage, patriotism, and love—of two incredibly heroic people who endured unimaginable horrors and degradations. He seamlessly weaves together the touching romance between Odette and Peter and the thrilling cat and mouse game between them and Sergeant Bleicher. With this amazing testament to the human spirit, Loftis proves once again that he is adept at writing “nonfiction that reads like a page-turning novel” ( Parade). Review USA TODAY BESTSELLER A Goodreads Choice Awards semifinalist Florida Book Awards Silver Medalist Best Nonfiction Books to Read in 2019—Woman's Day The Best Nonfiction Books Coming Out This Year—BookBub The 10 Best Nonfiction Books Coming Out In January 2019—Bustle Best Books of January 2019—Amazon 7 Essential True Crime Books for January—CrimeReads Book of the Month (Jan.)—Palm Beach Book Festival January 2019 Book Recommendations —Book Riot Best Audiobooks of the Year So Far—AppleBooks "A nonfiction thriller."— Wall Street Journal "This is a great book! ... A remarkable story. I hope someone's bought the movie rights." —The TODAY Show “Reading like a thrilling spy novel and the most exciting sort of non-fiction—well researched, well written, and fast paced enough to keep the pages turning—this will interest fans of the history of espionage, World War II history, military history, women’s history, and biography.”— Library Journal (starred review) “With evident sympathy, Loftis tells a well-researched, novelistic story of a heroine and patriot…Swift and entertaining, Loftis’s work reads less like a biography and more like a thriller.” —Publishers Weekly "A true-life thriller...page-turner...Every chapter ends on a cliffhanger...A vivid history of wartime heroism." —Kirkus Reviews "Larry Loftis, who seems to specialize in World War II espionage, relates [Odette Sansom's story] in thriller style." — New York Times Book Review "Extraordinary bravery ... made this woman one of World War II's most remarkable spies. That she survived the war was almost miraculous." —TIME "The stuff of classic World War II thrillers."— Newsday "A story of sheer bravery and survival that should astound even an avid reader of military history. A splendid read about a splendid woman." — Washington Times "At last the unsung upstarts are getting their due. Sansom
