Deception of the Gods
Published on 2. October 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
276 pages
978-1-0383-4073-3 (ISBN)
Description
"There's a saying: 'How do you know when a spy is lying? His lips are moving. . .'"
Spring, 1944. Squadron Leader Michael Simpson (codename Thor) is just shy of his twenty-fifth birthday when an air mission in occupied France ends with a glimpse of Yvette Delacroix-a ravishing woman who blows him a kiss after machine-gunning a handful of Nazis on a country road. Equally at ease in a slitted ballgown or a Women's Auxiliary Air Force uniform, Delacroix (codename Loki) is an agent of intrigue, and Simpson is determined to get to the bottom of her story.
Moving between the grimiest and most glamorous corners of France, England, Switzerland, and beyond, Deception of the Gods is the first in an expertly researched spy trilogy based on real unsolved mysteries from the Second World War. Lavish brothels, Nazi secrets, and aerial warfare make a compelling backdrop for the greatest power couple M16 has ever seen. But can two intelligence agents ever really trust each other?
Spring, 1944. Squadron Leader Michael Simpson (codename Thor) is just shy of his twenty-fifth birthday when an air mission in occupied France ends with a glimpse of Yvette Delacroix-a ravishing woman who blows him a kiss after machine-gunning a handful of Nazis on a country road. Equally at ease in a slitted ballgown or a Women's Auxiliary Air Force uniform, Delacroix (codename Loki) is an agent of intrigue, and Simpson is determined to get to the bottom of her story.
Moving between the grimiest and most glamorous corners of France, England, Switzerland, and beyond, Deception of the Gods is the first in an expertly researched spy trilogy based on real unsolved mysteries from the Second World War. Lavish brothels, Nazi secrets, and aerial warfare make a compelling backdrop for the greatest power couple M16 has ever seen. But can two intelligence agents ever really trust each other?
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Series
Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
372 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0383-4073-3 (9781038340733)
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Person
Richard Fraser is a former Auxiliary RCMP Constable, Intelligence Officer for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, and Executive Assistant to a Canadian Member of Parliament. Born on a Canadian Air Force base in Germany, he has spent years researching military history, drawing particular inspiration from accounts of female undercover agents who worked for the Special Operations Executive, many of whom also held ranks in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. He lives in Calgary with his wife, Valerie.