“Milton has a rare ability-a talent for sifting fine pearls from faraway sands and transmuting the merely arcane into little literary gems.” – Simon Winchester, Boston Globe

“Impressive...[an] entertaining history of spectacular, often nasty derring-do by real-life secret agents.” – Publishers Weekly

“A beguiling ride through a riotous time by a historian and able storyteller who knows his facts and his audience.” – Kirkus Reviews

“Replete with cloak-and-dagger details…Milton's vivid presentation…will entertain aficionados of intelligence.” – Booklist