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* CategoryTraitor: Finn despises local policeman Anders Jacobsen for aiding the Gestapo, as well as Ned Grimmo, the stepson of a local facist collaborator (unaware that Ned despises his stepfather just as much for the same reasons, and [[DramaticIrony also assumes that the Gunnersen's are collaborators because Anna is dating a German soldier]])
* ColdBloodedTorture: Anyone who falls into the hands of the Gestapo suffers this. Finn loses a tooth and a toenail to their pliers in the third book before escaping.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Anyone who falls into the hands of the Gestapo suffers this. Finn loses a tooth and a toenail to their pliers in the third book before escaping.
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* CategoryTraitor: Finn despises local policeman Anders Jacobsen for aiding the Gestapo, as well as Ned Grimmo, the stepson of a local facist collaborator (unaware that Ned despises his stepfather just as much for the same reasons, and [[DramaticIrony also assumes that the Gunnersen's Gunnersens are collaborators because Anna is dating a German soldier]])
* ColdBloodedTorture: Anyone who falls into the hands of the Gestapo suffersthis.brutal questioning. Finn loses a tooth and a toenail to their pliers in the third book before escaping.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Anyone who falls into the hands of the Gestapo suffers
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* CoolBigSis: Finn's sister Anna, another resistance member who is good at her job and cares deeply for him. Both Laval sisters from the fourth book also count.
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* CoolBigSis: Finn's sister Anna, another resistance member who is good at her job and cares deeply for him. Both Laval sisters from the fourth book also count.impress their little brother in awe of their resistance work and kindness toward him.
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* DotingGrandparent: Marieke and her brother were RaisedByGrandparents (their maternal ones) after their parents died in a flood. Their paternal grandfather Otto, back in Holland, is willing to help the resistance out of loyalty to his granddaughter despite not being an active member.
* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent: Happens several times.
* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent: Happens several times.
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* DotingGrandparent: Marieke and her brother were RaisedByGrandparents (their maternal ones) after their parents died in a flood. Their paternal grandfather Otto, back in Holland, is willing to help the resistance out of loyalty to his granddaughter despite not being an active resistance member.
* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent:Happens Apparent spies or double agents turn out to be loyal to their original leader several times.
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* FarmBoy: Loki's Dutch cousin Willem, who aides the main cast in the third book, is a brawny young farmer.
* GoodShepherd: Father Amundsen in the first book, in a GoodIsNotSoft way, as he physically attacks a traitor who got several of his flock/fellow rebels killed or arrested.
* GoodShepherd: Father Amundsen in the first book, in a GoodIsNotSoft way, as he physically attacks a traitor who got several of his flock/fellow rebels killed or arrested.
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* FarmBoy: Loki's Dutch cousin Willem, who aides the main cast in the third book, is a brawny young farmer.farmer who wants to be a spy.
* GoodShepherd: Father Amundsen in the first book, in a GoodIsNotSoft way, as he always has smomething sympathetic to say except when he physically attacks a traitor who got several of his flock/fellow rebels killed or arrested.
* GoodShepherd: Father Amundsen in the first book, in a GoodIsNotSoft way, as he always has smomething sympathetic to say except when he physically attacks a traitor who got several of his flock/fellow rebels killed or arrested.
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* HeroicSeductress: Both Finn's sister Anna and Louise Laval are heroic, yet complicated, versions, acting like seductive collaborators to get information from German pilots, but possibly developing real feelings for them in the process. [[spoiler: Anna's boyfriend -who she doesn't appear to have ever had sex with- is aware of what she's doing and is actually using her to spy on teh underground, while Louise's boyfriend got her pregnant, getting her shunned by her family, although this causes him to provide aide to the resistance]].
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* HeroicSeductress: Both Finn's sister Anna and Louise Laval are heroic, yet complicated, versions, acting like seductive collaborators to get information from German pilots, but possibly developing real feelings for them the pilots in the process. [[spoiler: Anna's boyfriend -who she doesn't appear to have ever had sex with- is aware of what she's doing and is actually using her to spy on teh the underground, while Louise's boyfriend got her pregnant, getting her shunned by part of her family, although this causes him to provide aide to the resistance]].
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* LeaveBehindAPistol: Major Gerriet's fate is left alone with a gun when his treachery is exposed.
* TheMole: [[spoiler:Anders Jacobsen]] is actually a resistance member. Klaus Kiefer/Falcon the LivingMacGuffin from the third book also spent time having infiltrated the German officer corps.
* TheMole: [[spoiler:Anders Jacobsen]] is actually a resistance member. Klaus Kiefer/Falcon the LivingMacGuffin from the third book also spent time having infiltrated the German officer corps.
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* LeaveBehindAPistol: Major Gerriet's fate is left alone with a gun when his treachery (due to an IHaveYourWife situation) is exposed.
* TheMole: [[spoiler:Anders Jacobsen]] works for the Nazis but is actually a resistance member. Klaus Kiefer/Falcon the LivingMacGuffin from the third book also spent time having infiltrated the German officer corps.
* TheMole: [[spoiler:Anders Jacobsen]] works for the Nazis but is actually a resistance member. Klaus Kiefer/Falcon the LivingMacGuffin from the third book also spent time having infiltrated the German officer corps.
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* RelativeError: In the first book, Loki is jealous of a British commando who parachutes into the area and who Freya clearly knows and cares about. He turns out to be her older half-brother (who was sent into the mission because of his family ties in the area).
* RememberTheNewGuy: Marieke, Bram and their fellow Dutch trainees are introduced as friends of the main characters who've trained with them before, but were never mentioned in the previous book.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Marieke, Bram and their fellow Dutch trainees are introduced as friends of the main characters who've trained with them before, but were never mentioned in the previous book.
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* RelativeError: In the first book, Loki is jealous of a British commando who parachutes into the area and who his crush Freya clearly knows and cares about. He turns out to be her older half-brother (who was sent into the mission because of his family ties in the area).
* RememberTheNewGuy: Marieke, Bram and their fellow Dutch trainees are introduced in the third book as friends of the main characters who've trained with them before, but were never mentioned in the previous book.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Marieke, Bram and their fellow Dutch trainees are introduced in the third book as friends of the main characters who've trained with them before, but were never mentioned in the previous book.
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* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The fourth book ends with one of these, with a AndTheAdventureContinues line about Finn and his friends.
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* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The fourth book ends with one of these, describing the character's post war lives, with a AndTheAdventureContinues line about Finn and his friends.
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# ''Dogfight''
# ''Death Ray''
# ''Operation Wolf Squadron''
# ''Dead or Alive''
# ''Death Ray''
# ''Operation Wolf Squadron''
# ''Dead or Alive''
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* AllGermansAreNazis: Averted, both Finn's sister Anna and Louise Laval form the fourth book date/get information from German pilots who express some decent and discomfort for typical Nazi sentiment, [[spoiler: Anna's boyfriend Dieter is actually a spy and a devout Nazi, but Louise's boyfriend is sincere and sides with her and the others arfter finding out the truth]].
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* AllGermansAreNazis: Averted, both Averted. Both Finn's sister Anna and Louise Laval form from the fourth book date/get information from German pilots who express some decent and discomfort for typical Nazi sentiment, [[spoiler: Anna's boyfriend Dieter is actually a spy and a devout Nazi, but Louise's boyfriend is sincere and sides with her and the others arfter after finding out the truth]].
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* BullyTurnedBuddy: Ned Grimmo treats Finn pretty bad but bonds with him more once they realize that their both anti-Nazi.
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* BullyTurnedBuddy: Ned Grimmo treats Finn pretty bad but bonds with him more once they realize that their they're both anti-Nazi.
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* DotingGrandparent: Marieke and her brother were RaisedByGrandparents (their maternal ones) after their parents died in a flood. Their paternal grandfather Otto, back in Holland, is willing to help the resistance out of loyalty to his grandfather despite not being an active member.
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* DotingGrandparent: Marieke and her brother were RaisedByGrandparents (their maternal ones) after their parents died in a flood. Their paternal grandfather Otto, back in Holland, is willing to help the resistance out of loyalty to his grandfather granddaughter despite not being an active member.
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** Dieter Braun and Hans Tauber in the first book initially seem to just be loyal Germans, then Finn comes to suspect that the two of them are secretly members of the resistance, a suspicion which is [[spoiler: confirmed, although the two are actually Abwehr spies trying to bring down the Resistance for the Nazi's]].
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** Dieter Braun and Hans Tauber in the first book initially seem to just be loyal Germans, then Finn comes to suspect that the two of them are secretly members of the resistance, a suspicion which is [[spoiler: confirmed, although the two are actually Abwehr spies trying to bring down the Resistance for the Nazi's]].Nazis]].
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** Also in the second book [[spoiler: Jacques]] is sabotaging the mission for the Nazi's, but only because they have his parents prisoner, with him also trying to manipulate the Nazi's to free the prisoners and come out on top... just at the cost of seeing some of his allies as expendable.
** Alan Munro in the fourth book had a good record as an agent but seemingly deserted with a lot of money. He is actually trying to save the life of his daughter, who is a prisoner the Gestapo are about to execute, but it remains a matter of concern just what hell do to save her life [[spoiler: ultimately he doesn't; sell out anyone though]].
* FarmBoy: Loki's Dutch cousin Willem, who aides the main cast in the third book.
** Alan Munro in the fourth book had a good record as an agent but seemingly deserted with a lot of money. He is actually trying to save the life of his daughter, who is a prisoner the Gestapo are about to execute, but it remains a matter of concern just what hell do to save her life [[spoiler: ultimately he doesn't; sell out anyone though]].
* FarmBoy: Loki's Dutch cousin Willem, who aides the main cast in the third book.
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** Also in the second book [[spoiler: Jacques]] is sabotaging the mission for the Nazi's, Nazis, but only because they have his parents prisoner, with him also trying to manipulate the Nazi's Nazis to free the prisoners and come out on top... just at the cost of seeing some of his allies as expendable.
** Alan Munro in the fourth book had a good record as an agent but seemingly deserted with a lot of money. He is actually trying to save the life of his daughter, who is a prisoner the Gestapo are about to execute, but it remains a matter of concern just whathell he'll do to save her life [[spoiler: ultimately he doesn't; doesn't sell out anyone though]].
* FarmBoy: Loki's Dutch cousin Willem, who aides the main cast in the thirdbook.book, is a brawny young farmer.
** Alan Munro in the fourth book had a good record as an agent but seemingly deserted with a lot of money. He is actually trying to save the life of his daughter, who is a prisoner the Gestapo are about to execute, but it remains a matter of concern just what
* FarmBoy: Loki's Dutch cousin Willem, who aides the main cast in the third
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* HeroicSeductress: Both Finn's sister Anna and Louise Laval are heroic, yet complicated, versions, doing this to get information form German pilots, but possibly developing real feelings for them in the process. [[spoiler: Anna's boyfriend -who she doesn't appear to have ever had sex with- is aware of what she's doing and is actually using her, while Louise's got her pregnant, getting her shunned by her family, although this causes him to provide aide to the resistance]].
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* HeroicSeductress: Both Finn's sister Anna and Louise Laval are heroic, yet complicated, versions, doing this acting like seductive collaborators to get information form from German pilots, but possibly developing real feelings for them in the process. [[spoiler: Anna's boyfriend -who she doesn't appear to have ever had sex with- is aware of what she's doing and is actually using her, her to spy on teh underground, while Louise's boyfriend got her pregnant, getting her shunned by her family, although this causes him to provide aide to the resistance]].
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* LeaveBehindAPistol: Major Gerriet's fate when his treachery is exposed.
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* LeaveBehindAPistol: Major Gerriet's fate is left alone with a gun when his treachery is exposed.
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* PluckyComicRelief: Loki has his moments.
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* PluckyComicRelief: Loki has his moments.moments of providing refreshingly light joviality.
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* TokenEnemyMinority: Max from the second book, who is a German Jew.
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* TokenEnemyMinority: Max from the second book, who is a German Jew.Jew working as an Allied spy.
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* RelativeError: In the first book, Loki is jealous of a British commando who parachutes into the area and who Frey clearly knows and cares about. He turns out to be her older half-brother (who was sent into the mission because of his family ties in the area).
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* RelativeError: In the first book, Loki is jealous of a British commando who parachutes into the area and who Frey Freya clearly knows and cares about. He turns out to be her older half-brother (who was sent into the mission because of his family ties in the area).
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* LastOfHerKind: A non-lethal version. Marieke was the only Dutch trainee who wasn't parachuted into Holland before Gerriet's treachery (which had seen anyone sent in captured) was revealed. Only three of those sent in before hr live long enough to be rescued.
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* LastOfHerKind: A non-lethal version.variant. Marieke was the only Dutch trainee who wasn't parachuted into Holland before Gerriet's treachery (which had seen anyone sent in captured) was revealed. Only three of those sent in before hr her live long enough to be rescued.
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* OhCorpseHesAlive: In order to test whether their Dutch operation have been compromised, the Allies parachute a man who died of a broken neck, dressed up like a commando, into German territory, reasoning that if the Germans haven't compromised the network, then there people will report the man apparently died on impact with the ground, and if the Germans have compromised the network, they'll act as if everything is fine with him.
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* OhCorpseHesAlive: OfCorpseHesAlive: In order to test whether their Dutch operation have been compromised, the Allies parachute a man who died of a broken neck, dressed up like a commando, into German territory, reasoning that if the Germans haven't compromised the network, then there people will report the man apparently died on impact with the ground, and if the Germans have compromised the network, they'll act as if everything is fine with him.
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* TheMole: [[spoiler:Anders Jacobsen]] is actually a resistance member. Klaus Kiefer/Falcon the LivingMacGuffin from the third book also spent time having infiltrated the German officer corps.
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* CommunicationsOfficer: Dutch SOE trainee Theo Drees is described as brilliant at coding.
* LastOfHerKind: A non-lethal version. Marieke was the only Dutch trainee who wasn't parachuted into Holland before Gerriet's treachery (which had seen anyone sent in captured) was revealed. Only three of those sent in before hr live long enough to be rescued.
* OhCorpseHesAlive: In order to test whether their Dutch operation have been compromised, the Allies parachute a man who died of a broken neck, dressed up like a commando, into German territory, reasoning that if the Germans haven't compromised the network, then there people will report the man apparently died on impact with the ground, and if the Germans have compromised the network, they'll act as if everything is fine with him.
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* ReverseMole: [[spoiler:Anders Jacobsen]] is actually a resistance member. Klaus Kiefer/Falcon the LivingMacGuffin from the third book also spent time having infiltrated the German officer corps.
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* TagAlongKid: While the main characters are fairly young themselves, Jaan from the third book (the younger brother of an arrested Resistance member who flees to England to warn the allies) and Ross from the fourth book are younger than them and help out out of necessity.
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A four-book YoungAdult UsefulNotes/WorldWarII SpyFiction series, by the author Craig Simpson. The series follows three Norwegian friends, Finn, Loki and Freya go from members of the local resistance, to fugitives to London, where they end up recruited by UsefulNotes/SOE, and get sent on missions into the occupied countries.
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A four-book YoungAdult UsefulNotes/WorldWarII SpyFiction series, by the author Craig Simpson. The series follows three Norwegian friends, Finn, Loki and Freya go from members of the local resistance, to fugitives to London, where they end up recruited by UsefulNotes/SOE, the Special Operations Executive Branch, and get sent on missions into the occupied countries.
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* DotingParent: Marieke and her brother were RaisedByGrandparents (their maternal ones) after their parents died in a flood. Their paternal grandfather Otto, back in Holland, is willing to help the resistance out of loyalty to his grandfather despite not being an active member.
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* DotingParent: DotingGrandparent: Marieke and her brother were RaisedByGrandparents (their maternal ones) after their parents died in a flood. Their paternal grandfather Otto, back in Holland, is willing to help the resistance out of loyalty to his grandfather despite not being an active member.
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* FarmBoy: Loki's Dutch cousin Willem, who joins the main cast in the fourth book.
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* FarmBoy: Loki's Dutch cousin Willem, who joins aides the main cast in the fourth third book.
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* HoneyTrap: Both Finn's sister Anna and Louise Laval are heroic versions, doing this to get information form German pilots, but possibly developing real feelings for them in the process. [[spoiler: Anna's boyfriend is aware of what she's doing and is actually using her, while Louise's got her pregnant, getting her shunned by her family, although this causes him to provide aide to the resistance]].
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* HoneyTrap: HeroicSeductress: Both Finn's sister Anna and Louise Laval are heroic heroic, yet complicated, versions, doing this to get information form German pilots, but possibly developing real feelings for them in the process. [[spoiler: Anna's boyfriend -who she doesn't appear to have ever had sex with- is aware of what she's doing and is actually using her, while Louise's got her pregnant, getting her shunned by her family, although this causes him to provide aide to the resistance]].
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* RelativeError: In the first book, Loki is jealous of a British commando who parachutes into the area and who Frey clearly knows and cares about. He turns out to be her older half-brother.
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* RelativeError: In the first book, Loki is jealous of a British commando who parachutes into the area and who Frey clearly knows and cares about. He turns out to be her older half-brother.half-brother (who was sent into the mission because of his family ties in the area).
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* ReverseMole: [[spoiler: Anders Jacobsen]] is a resistance member.
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* ReverseMole: [[spoiler: Anders [[spoiler:Anders Jacobsen]] is actually a resistance member.
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A four-book YoungAdult UsefulNotes/WorldWarII SpyFiction series, by the author Craig Simpson. The series follows three Norwegian friends, Finn, Loki and Freya go from members of the local resistance, to fugitives to London, where they end up recruited by UsefulNotes/SOE, and get sent on missions into the occupied countries.
!! Tropes:
* ActionGirl: All of the female SOE agents, but Freya is noted as the most athletic and best shot of the core cast even before joining the Special Operations Branch, due to being raised by an avid hunter.
* AllGermansAreNazis: Averted, both Finn's sister Anna and Louise Laval form the fourth book date/get information from German pilots who express some decent and discomfort for typical Nazi sentiment, [[spoiler: Anna's boyfriend Dieter is actually a spy and a devout Nazi, but Louise's boyfriend is sincere and sides with her and the others arfter finding out the truth]].
* AnyoneCanDie: Every book has at least one major character death, partially to emphasize that WarIsHell.
* BattleCouple: Frey and Loki, on occasion.
* BetaCouple: Finn and Marieke provide an interesting example where the main character is in the beta couple, as he doesn't have a love interest in the first two books, while Freya and Loki are a couple from much earlier on.
* TheBrigadier: The SOE commander who runs the training schools is an actual brigadier general who is almost always referred to simply by his rank.
* BullyTurnedBuddy: Ned Grimmo treats Finn pretty bad but bonds with him more once they realize that their both anti-Nazi.
* CanineCompanion: Finn adopts the British dog Oslo in the first book.
* CategoryTraitor: Finn despises local policeman Anders Jacobsen for aiding the Gestapo, as well as Ned Grimmo, the stepson of a local facist collaborator (unaware that Ned despises his stepfather just as much for the same reasons, and [[DramaticIrony also assumes that the Gunnersen's are collaborators because Anna is dating a German soldier]])
* ColdBloodedTorture: Anyone who falls into the hands of the Gestapo suffers this. Finn loses a tooth and a toenail to their pliers in the third book before escaping.
* CoolBigSis: Finn's sister Anna, another resistance member who is good at her job and cares deeply for him. Both Laval sisters from the fourth book also count.
* DirtyCommies: The Paris communist resistance from the fourth book prove to be pretty ruthless, and willing to sacrifice their erstwhile allies.
* DisappearedDad: Finn's father went to England to fight for the RAF after Norway surrendered, and is presumed dead after being shot down on a mission.
* DotingParent: Marieke and her brother were RaisedByGrandparents (their maternal ones) after their parents died in a flood. Their paternal grandfather Otto, back in Holland, is willing to help the resistance out of loyalty to his grandfather despite not being an active member.
* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent: Happens several times.
** Dieter Braun and Hans Tauber in the first book initially seem to just be loyal Germans, then Finn comes to suspect that the two of them are secretly members of the resistance, a suspicion which is [[spoiler: confirmed, although the two are actually Abwehr spies trying to bring down the Resistance for the Nazi's]].
** In the second book Veronique initially seems to be a British agent on a mission, then apparently kills a fellow agent and goes rogue, [[spoiler: The man actually died in an accident and she is still serving the Allies]].
** Also in the second book [[spoiler: Jacques]] is sabotaging the mission for the Nazi's, but only because they have his parents prisoner, with him also trying to manipulate the Nazi's to free the prisoners and come out on top... just at the cost of seeing some of his allies as expendable.
** Alan Munro in the fourth book had a good record as an agent but seemingly deserted with a lot of money. He is actually trying to save the life of his daughter, who is a prisoner the Gestapo are about to execute, but it remains a matter of concern just what hell do to save her life [[spoiler: ultimately he doesn't; sell out anyone though]].
* FarmBoy: Loki's Dutch cousin Willem, who joins the main cast in the fourth book.
* GoodShepherd: Father Amundsen in the first book, in a GoodIsNotSoft way, as he physically attacks a traitor who got several of his flock/fellow rebels killed or arrested.
* IHaveNoSon: In the fourth book, Laurent Laval disowned his niece for [[spoiler: getting pregnant with a German baby]] and never acknowledges her existence except when threatening to kill her.
* IHaveYourWife: In the third book, Major Gerriet, the officer training the Dutch recruits is forced to sell them out due to his wife and daughters being hostages of the Germans.
* HoneyTrap: Both Finn's sister Anna and Louise Laval are heroic versions, doing this to get information form German pilots, but possibly developing real feelings for them in the process. [[spoiler: Anna's boyfriend is aware of what she's doing and is actually using her, while Louise's got her pregnant, getting her shunned by her family, although this causes him to provide aide to the resistance]].
* LeaveBehindAPistol: Major Gerriet's fate when his treachery is exposed.
* PluckyComicRelief: Loki has his moments.
* RelativeError: In the first book, Loki is jealous of a British commando who parachutes into the area and who Frey clearly knows and cares about. He turns out to be her older half-brother.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Marieke, Bram and their fellow Dutch trainees are introduced as friends of the main characters who've trained with them before, but were never mentioned in the previous book.
* ReverseMole: [[spoiler: Anders Jacobsen]] is a resistance member.
* SiblingTeam: Paris resistance members the Truffant brothers and Jacques and Amelie Levefbre in the second book, the Laval's in book four.
* TheSoCalledCoward: Otto considers himself a coward for not being a full-time resistance member, but is willing to die to protect his granddaughter and her friends.
* TokenEnemyMinority: Max from the second book, who is a German Jew.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: In the fourth book, Mouniser Moreau the theater owner helps the characters escape a building about to blow up but vanishes in the aftermath as they get out of town.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The fourth book ends with one of these, with a AndTheAdventureContinues line about Finn and his friends.
!! Tropes:
* ActionGirl: All of the female SOE agents, but Freya is noted as the most athletic and best shot of the core cast even before joining the Special Operations Branch, due to being raised by an avid hunter.
* AllGermansAreNazis: Averted, both Finn's sister Anna and Louise Laval form the fourth book date/get information from German pilots who express some decent and discomfort for typical Nazi sentiment, [[spoiler: Anna's boyfriend Dieter is actually a spy and a devout Nazi, but Louise's boyfriend is sincere and sides with her and the others arfter finding out the truth]].
* AnyoneCanDie: Every book has at least one major character death, partially to emphasize that WarIsHell.
* BattleCouple: Frey and Loki, on occasion.
* BetaCouple: Finn and Marieke provide an interesting example where the main character is in the beta couple, as he doesn't have a love interest in the first two books, while Freya and Loki are a couple from much earlier on.
* TheBrigadier: The SOE commander who runs the training schools is an actual brigadier general who is almost always referred to simply by his rank.
* BullyTurnedBuddy: Ned Grimmo treats Finn pretty bad but bonds with him more once they realize that their both anti-Nazi.
* CanineCompanion: Finn adopts the British dog Oslo in the first book.
* CategoryTraitor: Finn despises local policeman Anders Jacobsen for aiding the Gestapo, as well as Ned Grimmo, the stepson of a local facist collaborator (unaware that Ned despises his stepfather just as much for the same reasons, and [[DramaticIrony also assumes that the Gunnersen's are collaborators because Anna is dating a German soldier]])
* ColdBloodedTorture: Anyone who falls into the hands of the Gestapo suffers this. Finn loses a tooth and a toenail to their pliers in the third book before escaping.
* CoolBigSis: Finn's sister Anna, another resistance member who is good at her job and cares deeply for him. Both Laval sisters from the fourth book also count.
* DirtyCommies: The Paris communist resistance from the fourth book prove to be pretty ruthless, and willing to sacrifice their erstwhile allies.
* DisappearedDad: Finn's father went to England to fight for the RAF after Norway surrendered, and is presumed dead after being shot down on a mission.
* DotingParent: Marieke and her brother were RaisedByGrandparents (their maternal ones) after their parents died in a flood. Their paternal grandfather Otto, back in Holland, is willing to help the resistance out of loyalty to his grandfather despite not being an active member.
* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent: Happens several times.
** Dieter Braun and Hans Tauber in the first book initially seem to just be loyal Germans, then Finn comes to suspect that the two of them are secretly members of the resistance, a suspicion which is [[spoiler: confirmed, although the two are actually Abwehr spies trying to bring down the Resistance for the Nazi's]].
** In the second book Veronique initially seems to be a British agent on a mission, then apparently kills a fellow agent and goes rogue, [[spoiler: The man actually died in an accident and she is still serving the Allies]].
** Also in the second book [[spoiler: Jacques]] is sabotaging the mission for the Nazi's, but only because they have his parents prisoner, with him also trying to manipulate the Nazi's to free the prisoners and come out on top... just at the cost of seeing some of his allies as expendable.
** Alan Munro in the fourth book had a good record as an agent but seemingly deserted with a lot of money. He is actually trying to save the life of his daughter, who is a prisoner the Gestapo are about to execute, but it remains a matter of concern just what hell do to save her life [[spoiler: ultimately he doesn't; sell out anyone though]].
* FarmBoy: Loki's Dutch cousin Willem, who joins the main cast in the fourth book.
* GoodShepherd: Father Amundsen in the first book, in a GoodIsNotSoft way, as he physically attacks a traitor who got several of his flock/fellow rebels killed or arrested.
* IHaveNoSon: In the fourth book, Laurent Laval disowned his niece for [[spoiler: getting pregnant with a German baby]] and never acknowledges her existence except when threatening to kill her.
* IHaveYourWife: In the third book, Major Gerriet, the officer training the Dutch recruits is forced to sell them out due to his wife and daughters being hostages of the Germans.
* HoneyTrap: Both Finn's sister Anna and Louise Laval are heroic versions, doing this to get information form German pilots, but possibly developing real feelings for them in the process. [[spoiler: Anna's boyfriend is aware of what she's doing and is actually using her, while Louise's got her pregnant, getting her shunned by her family, although this causes him to provide aide to the resistance]].
* LeaveBehindAPistol: Major Gerriet's fate when his treachery is exposed.
* PluckyComicRelief: Loki has his moments.
* RelativeError: In the first book, Loki is jealous of a British commando who parachutes into the area and who Frey clearly knows and cares about. He turns out to be her older half-brother.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Marieke, Bram and their fellow Dutch trainees are introduced as friends of the main characters who've trained with them before, but were never mentioned in the previous book.
* ReverseMole: [[spoiler: Anders Jacobsen]] is a resistance member.
* SiblingTeam: Paris resistance members the Truffant brothers and Jacques and Amelie Levefbre in the second book, the Laval's in book four.
* TheSoCalledCoward: Otto considers himself a coward for not being a full-time resistance member, but is willing to die to protect his granddaughter and her friends.
* TokenEnemyMinority: Max from the second book, who is a German Jew.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: In the fourth book, Mouniser Moreau the theater owner helps the characters escape a building about to blow up but vanishes in the aftermath as they get out of town.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The fourth book ends with one of these, with a AndTheAdventureContinues line about Finn and his friends.
