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Celebrated Reich fighter ace Dieter Merz is not a political man, and just wants to fly, but struggles to overlook the toxic nature of Hitler in this third book of Hurley's acclaimed series.
About the author
Graham Hurley is the author of the acclaimed Faraday and Winter crime novels and an award-winning TV documentary maker. Two of the critically lauded series have been shortlisted for the Theakston's Old Peculier Award for Best Crime Novel. His thriller Finisterre , set in 1944, was shortlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize.
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Summary
'Liked this. Went someway to plugging the ginormous hole that Philip Kerr's sad passing has left in my life' DERMOT O'LEARY.
1937. Flying for the infamous Condor Legion over the battlefields of Spain's civil war, Merz has been able to unleash the fearsome potential of the
Luftwaffe's newest weapon against his opponents. In Dieter's hands,
the Messerschmitt Bf-109 is as graceful as a matador's killing strike: la estocada. Scotsman and ex-marine
Tam Moncrieff is recruited by a nameless intelligence agency in London to go to Germany and
sound out Hitler's resolve. Does he really intend to invade Czechoslovakia? Do his generals support him?
Can the march to war be stopped? As duty collides with conscience, fate will bring both men together. In a world wedded to violence and ambition, desperate steps must be taken.
To avoid war a killing strike is needed: la estocada. The question is, who is the matador, who is the bull?
Foreword
From a critically acclaimed author comes the next instalment of the Spoils of War series.
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With a strong plot, the author brings alive this period of intense political and social drama. The main characters are well-written, with the use of actual historical characters – Ribbentrop, Hitler, Churchill, etc., giving structure and support' Historical Novel Society.
