Pre-order this rich, atmospheric WWII thriller from the award-winning author of Moskva and Nightfall Berlin’Intricately plotted, rip-roaring World War Two adventure – proper heroes, proper villains, royal intrigue and grounded in real history’ IAN RANKINJuly, 1940. The Nazis launch their invasion of Britain – starting with the Channel Islands . . . And soldier turned safecracker Bill O’Hagan gets an offer: hang for his crimes, or serve his country. The mission – land on occupied Alderney, impersonate a local, steal the invasion plans, escape. It sounds so implausible he almost believes it. In Portugal, the former King, Edward, Duke of Windsor, receives an altogether different proposal from Germany: ease the invasion and he’ll get his throne back. But Edward will not willingly betray his country . . . An embittered former king. An unreformed thief. And a secret upon which the fates of nations lie . . ._____________’Fact and fiction merge in a rip-roaring yarn that is totally credible. Excellent.’ THE SUN’Grimwood matches Robert Harris, Joseph Kanon, Ken Follett and John le Carré thrill for thrill in this breath-taking WWII story of atmospheric suspense, daring espionage and political intrigue’ GLASGOW LIFE’Triumphant . . . The synthesis of real and fictitious characters is handled with panache by the talented Grimwood’ FINANCIAL TIMES’Top notch . . . the suspense never wavers’ CRIMETIME’Highly entertaining … there are complications, twists and turns of plot in abundance [and] there is something in the comparison with that fine American novelist Joseph Kanon or one might add, the Master of American spy fiction, Charles McCarry … every bit as credible or satisfying as James Bond’ THE SCOTSMAN]]>
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