Colonel David Fitz-Enz was a regular US Army officer for thirty years, including assignments as a combat photographer in Vietnam and commanding a signal brigade that operated the Moscow Hot Line for three presidents. He is the author of a memoir, Why a Soldier? and three books of military history: Old Ironsides: Eagle of the Sea; Hacks, Sycophants, Adventurers and Heroes: Madison’s Commanders in the War of 1812; and The Final Invasion: Plattsburgh, the War of 1812’s Most Decisive Battle. His first novel was Redcoats’ Revenge: An Alternative History of the War of 1812.

Col. David Fits-Enz’s The Spy on Putney Bridge: A Mystery Novel of Espionage, Murder, and Betrayal in London is a fascinating use of the mixture of family history, wartime spy thriller, and crime novel. The result is a fast moving novel that nonetheless spans decades, and a steadily twisting bit of intrigue that is believable and difficult to assess in equal measure. An entertaining little story of two different World Wars and one family with a string of dark secrets.

• Preface and AcknowledgmentsNote to the ReaderCast of CharactersTimelineMapsPART I: CODE (1945)Chapter OneLondon, Just Prior to Christmas, 1945Chapter TwoRegensburg, Germany, and Yorkshire, 1898Chapter ThreeLondon, 1898–1910Chapter FourCharterhouse and Putney, 1910–1914Chapter FivePutney, 1914–1915Chapter SixPutney, Lakenheath, and Horse Guards, February–March 1915Chapter SevenPutney Bridge, April–May 1915PART II: PLAINTEXT (1915–1918)Chapter EightLondon, May 1915 Chapter NineLambeth Bridge, 1915 Chapter TenHorse Guards, 1915 Chapter ElevenThe White Swan and Woolwich, 1915 Chapter TwelveMediterranean, Late June 1915 Chapter ThirteenGallipoli, Mid-July 1915 Chapter FourteenGallipoli, July–August 1915 Chapter FifteenGallipoli, August 1915 Chapter SixteenAlexandria and Rome, August 1915 Chapter SeventeenRome, August 1915 Chapter EighteenRome, August 1915, and London, September 1915Chapter NineteenLondon, September 1915 Chapter TwentyHorse Guards, September 1915Chapter Twenty-OneHorse Guards, September 1915Chapter Twenty-TwoHorse Guards, September 1915Chapter Twenty-ThreeLondon, Early October 1915 Chapter Twenty-FourLondon and Calais, Early October 1915 Chapter Twenty-FiveLoos, Early October 1915Chapter Twenty-SixChateau Chenonceau, October 1915Chapter Twenty-SevenThe Channel and London, October 1915Chapter Twenty-EightFrance, March–August 1916Chapter Twenty-NineLondon, September 1916Chapter Thirty London, October 1916Chapter Thirty-OneEurope, 1918–1920Chapter Thirty-TwoLondon, 1921 PART III: TRANSMISSION (1936–1944)Chapter Thirty-ThreeLondon and Newmarket, 1936Chapter Thirty-FourFort Belvedere and Germany, 1936Chapter Thirty-FiveThe Eagle’s Nest and Sweden, 1936 Chapter Thirty-SixEurope, 1937–1940Chapter Thirty-SevenLondon, 1940–1941Chapter Thirty-EightLondon, 1942–1943Chapter Thirty-NineLondon, 1944 PART IV: KEY (1945)Chapter FortyLondon, Just After Christmas, 1945Chapter Forty-OnePutney Bridge AfterwordAbout the Author

Colonel David Fitz-Enz was a regular US Army officer for thirty years, including assignments as a combat photographer in Vietnam and commanding a signal brigade that operated the Moscow Hot Line for three presidents. He is the author of a memoir, Why a Soldier? and three books of military history: Old Ironsides: Eagle of the Sea; Hacks, Sycophants, Adventurers and Heroes: Madison’s Commanders in the War of 1812; and The Final Invasion: Plattsburgh, the War of 1812’s Most Decisive Battle. His first novel was Redcoats’ Revenge: An Alternative History of the War of 1812.

Col. David Fits-Enz’s The Spy on Putney Bridge: A Mystery Novel of Espionage, Murder, and Betrayal in London is a fascinating use of the mixture of family history, wartime spy thriller, and crime novel. The result is a fast moving novel that nonetheless spans decades, and a steadily twisting bit of intrigue that is believable and difficult to assess in equal measure. An entertaining little story of two different World Wars and one family with a string of dark secrets.

• Preface and AcknowledgmentsNote to the ReaderCast of CharactersTimelineMapsPART I: CODE (1945)Chapter OneLondon, Just Prior to Christmas, 1945Chapter TwoRegensburg, Germany, and Yorkshire, 1898Chapter ThreeLondon, 1898–1910Chapter FourCharterhouse and Putney, 1910–1914Chapter FivePutney, 1914–1915Chapter SixPutney, Lakenheath, and Horse Guards, February–March 1915Chapter SevenPutney Bridge, April–May 1915PART II: PLAINTEXT (1915–1918)Chapter EightLondon, May 1915 Chapter NineLambeth Bridge, 1915 Chapter TenHorse Guards, 1915 Chapter ElevenThe White Swan and Woolwich, 1915 Chapter TwelveMediterranean, Late June 1915 Chapter ThirteenGallipoli, Mid-July 1915 Chapter FourteenGallipoli, July–August 1915 Chapter FifteenGallipoli, August 1915 Chapter SixteenAlexandria and Rome, August 1915 Chapter SeventeenRome, August 1915 Chapter EighteenRome, August 1915, and London, September 1915Chapter NineteenLondon, September 1915 Chapter TwentyHorse Guards, September 1915Chapter Twenty-OneHorse Guards, September 1915Chapter Twenty-TwoHorse Guards, September 1915Chapter Twenty-ThreeLondon, Early October 1915 Chapter Twenty-FourLondon and Calais, Early October 1915 Chapter Twenty-FiveLoos, Early October 1915Chapter Twenty-SixChateau Chenonceau, October 1915Chapter Twenty-SevenThe Channel and London, October 1915Chapter Twenty-EightFrance, March–August 1916Chapter Twenty-NineLondon, September 1916Chapter Thirty London, October 1916Chapter Thirty-OneEurope, 1918–1920Chapter Thirty-TwoLondon, 1921 PART III: TRANSMISSION (1936–1944)Chapter Thirty-ThreeLondon and Newmarket, 1936Chapter Thirty-FourFort Belvedere and Germany, 1936Chapter Thirty-FiveThe Eagle’s Nest and Sweden, 1936 Chapter Thirty-SixEurope, 1937–1940Chapter Thirty-SevenLondon, 1940–1941Chapter Thirty-EightLondon, 1942–1943Chapter Thirty-NineLondon, 1944 PART IV: KEY (1945)Chapter FortyLondon, Just After Christmas, 1945Chapter Forty-OnePutney Bridge AfterwordAbout the Author