Codebreaker: The Untold Story of Richard Hayes, the Dublin Librarian Who Helped Turn the Tide of World War II

Marc McMenamin

Dec 2020 · Bolinda · Narrated by Aidan Kelly

About this audiobook

When Richard Hayes, a gifted polymath and cryptographer, was drafted by Irish intelligence services to track the movements of a prolific Nazi spy, Hermann Görtz, it set in motion one of the most remarkable episodes in Irish history. What followed was a high-stakes game of cat and mouse that would wind its way through the capital and its suburbs, reverberate through the corridors of power, test the sympathies of those in high society,and even expand to jeopardise the Allied war effort. Codebreaker is a riveting and deeply researched account of an extraordinary period of history – when Dublin became a hotbed of Nazi intrigue and the fate of an independent Ireland settled on the shoulders of an unassuming employee of the National Library.

About the author

Marc McMenamin is a journalist and documentary maker. A specialist in exploring uncharted corners of Irish history, he is the maker of several acclaimed radio documentaries, including Good Cop/Bad Cop, exploring the life of controversial former NYPD officer Peter Daly and Richard Hayes, Nazi Codebreaker.

Aidan Kelly is an Irish-born, London-based voice artist. He has worked across many fields, including stage, radio and television, and has narrated a number of audiobooks for big-name authors including Cecelia Ahern, Sebastian Barry and Robert Glancy. His voice has been described as warm, intelligent and earthy. Most recently he has featured in BBC America's Killing Eve.