The Quiet Spy

Perhaps all spies are quiet. But perhaps few are as unassuming and humane as Frank Foley, a former British Secret Intelligence Service Officer from Somerset, who as a boy wanted to be a priest but ended up working undercover in Berlin where he helped 10,000 Jews to escape Nazi persecution before the outbreak of the Second World War. Drawing on archive material as well as personal letters and an understanding of the complex character of 1930s Berlin, Jane Salmons takes us through the life and times of this extraordinary figure, whose death in 1958 went almost unnoticed in Britain.



"What a wonder to discover the extraordinary life of Frank Foley through Jane Salmons' vivid biography-in-verve. Captured in moving, lyrical detail, and with admirable depth, Foley's humanity and great courage shine from every page."

-Liz Berry