Betty Pack on her wedding day. (Photo: Churchill Archives Center, Papers of Harford Montgomery Hyde, HYDE 02 011/Courtesy Harper Collins)
These days the “honeypot” is a popular trope in espionage thrillers, with seemingly every high-level informant recruited via seduction by a ravishing female spy. But long before James Bond ever jumped across the roof of a moving train in books or film, the globe-trotting spy Betty Pack was wooing suitors for classified information on both sides of the Atlantic. Few people have elevated…
Source: The Brilliant MI6 Spy Who Perfected the Art of the ‘Honey Trap’ | Atlas Obscura
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Thanks for sharing! I love the ‘real life’ spy stories. Another favorite (if you’re interested,) is the “exploding rat” – http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/soe_gallery_05.shtml
Not a pretty as Betty, but creative! 🙂
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Pleasure and thank you for the link!
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Thanks Sarah, I enjoyed Betty’s story. It’s great she put her restlessness to good use.
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Absolutely. This is how heroes and heroines are fashioned.
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What a life Betty led! Looking at her early photos, her allure is obvious too.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Gorgeous!
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