Spy-Hunters #20

Special agent Phil Smetana parachutes into Czechoslovakia to track down the missing physicist Anton Radek, whose knowledge could help the Soviets build a hydrogen bomb. Disguised as a worker, he infiltrates the heavily guarded Schutz Works, a secret underground facility, using deception and endurance to gain access to the infirmary—his next step in a mission where one wrong move could mean capture or death.

In the tense aftermath of a covert insertion off the North Korean coast, Captain Jim Brannon and Technical Sergeant Tony Utrillo—disguised as a Russian general and his aide—must navigate a perilous mission behind enemy lines during the Korean War, using deception and quick thinking to evade detection while gathering critical intelligence on an imminent Communist offensive. With time running out and both enemy and Allied forces posing deadly threats, the two operatives push through ambushes, treacherous terrain, and the constant risk of exposure, all while trying to slip back through enemy lines to deliver their vital information.

In Vienna, Mike Harvey investigates the suspicious death of his best friend, Major Jim Banford, two years after Banford vanished from the Berlin Express. As he pieces together clues from the train’s departure records, a mysterious photograph, and a series of tense encounters with locals and agents, Harvey uncovers a web of deception that points to murder—not suicide. With each revelation, he draws closer to the truth, facing down threats from the Communist Security Police and a chilling confession that redefines the case.

In the midst of World War I, French spy Marthe Richer volunteers to infiltrate German ranks, using her beauty and fluency in German to gain the trust of enemy officers—though she pretends not to understand their language. As she gathers intelligence during secret meetings and dinner parties, her carefully crafted deception earns the confidence of her captors, feeding Captain Ladoux with just enough accurate but misleading information to disrupt German operations.