The Double Agents

By: W. E. B. Griffin

Narrated by: Paul Hecht

Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins

Publisher's summary

W. E. B. Griffin’s iconoclastic OSS heroes face an historic challenge in the brand-new volume of the New York Times best-selling series.

Critics and fans alike welcomed the return of the "shrewd, sharp, rousing" (Kirkus Reviews) Men at War series: "The Saboteurs is good entertainment and the fast-paced and exciting novel Griffin’s readers have come to expect. This is Griffin’s 36th novel and his son’s first; one wonders how prolific a force Griffin & Son will be!” (Library Journal)

Now, Dick Canidy and colleagues in the Office of Strategic Services face an even greater task - to convince Hitler and the Axis powers that the invasion of the European continent will take place anywhere but on the beaches of Nazi-occupied France. "Wild Bill" Donovan’s men have several tactics in mind, but some of the people they must use are not the most reliable - are, in fact, most likely spying for both sides - so the deceptions require layer upon layer of intrigue, and all it will take is one slip to send the whole thing tumbling down like a house of cards. Are the OSS agents up to it? They certainly think so.

And then the body is found floating off the coast of Spain....

Filled to the brim with action, character, and the deep understanding of the military heart and mind that have made Griffin’s books so outstanding, The Double Agents is irresistible storyteller from a master of the craft.

©2007 W. E. B. Griffin (P)2007 Penguin Audio, a member of Penguin Group (USA), Inc. and Books on Tape. All rights reserved.

Big fan of W.E.B.

I am a big fan of this author, but this unabridged version was one of those stories where I was just waiting for the good stuff to take place (some action). However it never came to pass as I was expecting. The author went into great detail about how the central character was feeling and the operation in england but when the end results came it was over before it started with little detail. Then the book ended and I was confused, I thought there should have been another few chapters of the book to have some closure. Instead I felt as if it was a sequel. If this is going to be your first W.E.B. book please choose another and wait until you're a fan for this one.

A Disappointment

I have read or listened to all the Griffin Books since the Corps. The last several have been disappointing and this is the worst to date. Little plot- dismal dialog,a spy novel this ain't.
Time for Griffin to hang it up and leave this genre to others.

Mouth noises!

Couldn't wait for this book to end. I love WEB Griffin generally, but this book has so little new content, it could have been a chapter of either the book before or after. Lots of recapping of the previous five books, and artificially extended inner monologues.

Hecht's microphone is so sensitive that you can hear the air whistling through his nose hairs. Breath noises are OK; audiobooks have that sometimes. But his mic is so sensitive that moist mouth noises come through loud and clear too, which is bothersome through car speakers, but extraordinarily disconcerting through earbuds.

Ruined the series

I have read or listen to every W.E.B. Griffin book, and the Men at War Series was one of my favorites. For the last 6 years I have eagerly awaited a follow up to The Fighting Agents. However these last two books are major disappointments. Boring, historically inaccurate and not true to the 4 books.