A vastly entertaining and unique history of spying and showbiz,
from the Elizabethan age to the Cold War and beyond.
'Perfect...read as you settle into James Bond on Christmas
afternoon' Daily Telegraph Books of the Year 2021 Throughout
history, there has been a lively crossover between show business
and espionage. While one relies on publicity and the other on
secrecy both require high levels of creative thinking,
improvisation, disguise and role-play. This crossover has produced
some of the most extraordinary undercover agents and, occasionally,
disastrous and dangerous failures. Stars and Spies is the first
history of the interplay between the two worlds, written by two
experts in their fields. We travel back to the golden age of
theatre and intelligence in the reign of Elizabeth I and onwards
into the Restoration. We visit Civil War America, Tsarist Russia
and fin de siecle Paris where some writers, actors and entertainers
become vital agents, while others are put under surveillance. And
as the story moves through the twentieth century and beyond,
showbiz provides essential cover for agents to gather information
while hiding in plain sight. At the same time, spying enters
mainstream popular culture, in books, film and on TV. Starring an
astonishing cast including Christopher Marlowe, Aphra Behn,
Voltaire, Mata Hari, Harpo Marx, Somerset Maugham, Graham Greene,
Noel Coward, Alexander Korda, John le Carre and many others, Stars
and Spies is a highly enjoyable examination of the fascinating
links between the intelligence services and show business.
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