Fiction has not, and probably never will, produce an espionage story to rival in fascination and improbability the true story of an English crook, Edward Arnold Chapman, whom only war could invest with any virtue. - MI5 file
This eagerly awaited book is the definitive story of Eddie Chapman, Britain's greatest and most unlikely double agent. With unique access to Eddie's widow, Betty, family, friends, as well as Eddie's own letters, recollections and reminiscences, Nicholas Booth's authoritative biography tells the full story for the first time. This book is also a great love story about his devotion to Betty and their many trials and tribulations together.