A WWII Spy Novel That Reinvigorates the Genre

When its comes to modern stories involving spies and espionage during World War II, there are a few annoyances that audiences have no choice but to expect and accept: a diverse, ahistorical cast of characters; amoral, superficial protagonists who are superlatively competent and devoid of any human attachments; paper-thin antagonists who are irredeemably evil; and a colorless, generic setting expunged of cultural differences, conflicting ideologies, or any authentic details.