The series Myth or Reality separates fact from fiction, presenting extraordinary cases of people that writers, songwriters, and directors have made even more remarkable.

From Jesse James to James Bond, from Robinson Crusoe to Al Capone, in the series Myth or Reality you will discover what the reality was, often surpassing imagination.

Can you face the challenge of this series? Truth or lie: Was Ivan the Terrible the first Russian chief spy? Did Mary Stuart, the Queen of Scots, receive secret messages hidden inside beer barrels? Did the Chevalier d'Eon dress as a woman to spy on the Russians?

Answers to these and many other questions can be found in the series Myth or Reality: Spies, where traitors, double agents from around the world poison, bug, and deceive through the pages of this book.

Enter a world where reality is more thrilling than fiction, politicians sell state secrets for love, the betraying nobles meet a grim end, and ruthless assassins use poisoned umbrellas.

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