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Synopsis
"Spies should be glamorous - James Bond in a Savile Row suit rather than Harry Palmer in a grubby mac ...In those terms, Otto Katz was perfect. He was a Hollywood playboy who hobnobbed with Fritz Lang, he inspired the character of Victor Laszlo in Casablanca, he was a drinking buddy of Bertolt Brecht and among his lovers he claimed Marlene Dietrich. He was even known to Noel Coward". ("The Times"). If you were to imagine the perfect spy, you may well be picturing Otto Katz. He was charming, suave, and utterly ruthless. In the golden years of the spy game, from Hitler's rise to power, through the Second World War, and on into the Cold War, Otto Katz was at the centre of Russia's web of international intrigue. His fingerprints can be found on one world changing event after another. Using recently released FBI, MI5 and Czech files, Jonathan Miles has created an action-packed story of the life (or lives) of one of the world's most successful spies. At the same time, he paints a vivid portrait of the shadow world that exists behind the headlines where the actions of a man like Katz can, and do, change the course of history.
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About the Author
After a childhood in America, Canada and the UK, Jonathan Miles took a first from University College, London and his doctorate from Jesus College, Oxford. He has written, lectured and broadcast on cultural history all over the world. His previous books have earned him such press accolades as 'magisterial', 'authoritative', 'massively researched', 'compelling', and 'incisive'. He lives in Florence with his wife and daughter.
Review
"This irresistible biography exposes a man by turns showy and shadowy . . . Miles conjures the spy-game atmospherics of the era wonderfully" * The Sunday Times * "Has all the hallmarks of a thrilling detective story as Katz sets about coordinating his hydra-headed fronts for Soviet propaganda and profit" * Metro * "A true-life action thriller" * Saga Magazine * "Miles uncovers the secret world of a secret agent" * Times * "A riveting new biography . . . a film really ought to be made of Katz's life, but who could possibly play such an outlandish character?" * Mail on Sunday *
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- PublisherBantam
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 0553820184
- ISBN 13 9780553820188
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages496
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