Le Queux was the first and most prolific of all British spy writers, but Spies of the Kaiser was not just another tale of scheming foreigners and plucky British heroes, for this paranoid tale of German secret agents plotting the invasion of Britain played a major part in the formation of MI5, Britain's counter-espionage organisation. In his introduction, intelligence historian Nicholas Hiley explains how Le Queux's powerful blend of fact and fiction inspired a whole generation of British secret service officers, and led MI5 in a nation-wide hunt for a non-existent enemy.

When the highly imaginative Lady Sophia Garfield discovers some very real German spies in her home, no one believes her, so she sets out alone to gain proof and, in the process, save Britain

It is 1944, and only months, and then weeks before D-Day. The Allies have set up an armada of ships and planes in East Anglia, shells to divert German attention to the shores of Calais and away from D-Day's actual landing site of Normandy. What if an enemy agent should learn of the plan?

It is 1944, and only months, and then weeks before D-Day. The Allies have set up an armada of ships and planes in East Anglia, shells to divert German attention to the shores of Calais and away from D-Day's actual landing site of Normandy. What if an enemy agent should learn of the plan?

As the Allied armies prepare for D-Day, 'Der Nadel,' Hitler's handpicked agent, attempts to escape London with the secret that will bring the Allies down