Traces the career of an MI5 double agent who conducted dangerous assignments during World War II, describing his efforts to support England and his relationship with a German handler that led to his receipt of the Iron Cross for services to the Reich.

Prologue: An Airman with a Suicide Pill --Genesis of a Gelly Man -- Prisoners of War -- House of Fun -- Man with the Golden Teeth -- Hendon Calling -- How to Blow Up a Factory -- Voyage to Lisbon -- Oslo Connection -- Long Goodbye -- Hard Landings -- Epilogue: Free Agent -- Afterword: The Eddie Chapman Tapes.