I also read all the memoirs of Bleicher, Churchill, and Odette. I went into the UK archives where the debriefings are written about and are in quotes. I also thought how these quotes appear like a movie dialogue. I am a law review editor and knew that all the quotes had to have sources. LL: My editor asked me this exact question. EC: Since there are so many quotes did you take liberties with the story? It had everything: a love story, she and her commanding officer fell in love, courageousness, and action. I realized that her story is similar to that of Louie Zamperini whose story is in the book Unbroken. He was relentless and never gave up in his quest to capture Peter and Lise. My research led me to a German secret policeman, Hugo Bleicher. Larry Loftis: After I wrote Into The Lion’s Mouth, a book about a World War II spy I was looking for something that would fit my niche, spy stories that had a lot of action. Elise Cooper: How did you get the idea for the story? Loftis has the ability to write it as a spy thriller instead of a dry biography. Readers will not want to put this book down. In the face of grave danger, she shows her courageousness and willingness to stand up to the Germans. This story delves into the details of what Odette had to endure. Code Name: Lise: The True Story of Odette Sansom, WW2’s Most Highly Decorated Spy by Larry Loftis | She pretended that she and Peter were married (they would be after the war) and that Peter was related to Winston Churchill, realizing the Gestapo hoped to use her and Peter as a bargaining chip. Put on a list to be executed she and Peter are kept alive by the Germans because of two lies she concocted. He takes advantage of a mistake Odette makes and captures them, sending them to Paris’s Fresnes prison, and from there to concentration camps in Germany where they are starved, beaten, and tortured. Peter became smitten with her and eventually they fell in love while playing a cat and mouse game with German secret police sergeant, Hugo Belicher. Working closely with her commanding officer, Peter Churchill, they are able to complete dangerous missions. Because of her knowledge of the French language and customs she was recruited into Britain’s Special Operations Executive Program to conduct espionage on the Germans during WWII.
The story delves into how Odette Sansom displayed courage and patriotism while having to endure endless torture by the Nazis.īorn in France and living in England Odette decides she wants to help with the war cause. Today’s #TalkTuesday interview is also our #TeaserTuesday and First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros, all of which feature Code Name: Lise by Larry Loftis. A joint effort by Elise and I! Enjoy!Ĭode Name: Lise by Larry Loftis brings to life the most highly decorated woman spy.
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