Secret Missions

by Michael Gannon

Infiltrating the American airfields as part of a daring mission for Germany, agent Peter Krug confesses his acts to American priest Father Anthony D'Angleo, who is bound to confidentiality by the seal of the confessional but vows to stop Krug. Reprint.

Genres: War

400 pages, Paperback

First published September 18, 1994

About the author

(1928-April, 10, 2017)

Michael Gannon was a University of Florida history professor who was also a recognized expert on Florida history, particularly from its Spanish colonial founding through the Civil War. He spent most of his career in Florida.

Librarian’s note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Reviews

[Shalini M]

Review from March 2012

The second condensed book in the RD volume was this spy story. It is set in the World War - II, when German U-boats reached the US coasts and created havoc there.

A priest, Father D'Aneglo, learns of the presence of a Nazi spy in his coastal town from a confession. He is in a dilemma, since he simply cannot ignore this fact that compromises the safety of his country, but he cannot divulge the information to anyone as a confession is confidential. At last, after talking to various authorities, he finds a way out - he seeks the permission from the person who made the confession to prevent any harm, as long as he does not have to share the confession.

He follows the spy, finally learns what he is up to, and with the help of a female aviator, and sets about to thwart his plans. It is interesting enough, though not in the class of thrillers by Alistair McLean, who has written a lot of novels about espionage and counter-espionage. But them, a priest cannot be expected to match the skills of a trained intelligence officer :-) The story ends in an extraordinary coincidence, which stretches the intelligence a bit too far, but as they say, all's well that ends well. I love happy endings :-)

[Jennifer Morefield · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this was a fascinating story of war and espionage. A German u-boat attacks a naval ship off the coast of Florida. This tells the story of Krug who was let off on shore to obtain information about planes and other classified information to help the Germans gain advantage in WWII. A priest who comes to know of this spy and his mission strives to stop Krug before he hurts others and does everything he can to protect his country. It was a worthy read.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is about espionage along the coast of Florida during World War II. It reinforces that enemies are everywhere.

[Swhe641200 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jan 2006 Readers Digest condensed Novel. Submarine Invastion.