One had to admit that Director Sterling, the third-ranking officer of the London-based Intelligence Bureau, was a man of remarkable resourcefulness. Without a whisper of suspicion, he had successfully embedded Julian Vance into the ranks of the Milice at 83 Avenue Foch. More impressively, he had positioned Julian perfectly alongside Genevieve Laroche—better known by her code name "Canary"—one of the SOE's most vital agents currently held in the shadows of occupied Paris.
It was impossible for Sterling to be entirely ignorant of Adelaide de Molay’s true identity. In the world of espionage, so many convenient intersections were never mere coincidences. Sterling’s methods of "calming and awakening" sleeper agents were far more sophisticated than the blunt tactics used by General Maurice’s fa
