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The Winter Agent

English · Paperback

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Informationen zum Autor Gareth Rubin is an author and journalist who has written for most British national newspapers. He lives in London, and The Winter Agent is his second novel. Klappentext A gripping high-concept thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Turnglass'Races along, with plenty of surprises' Times*****February, 1944. A bitter winter grips occupied France, where Marc Reece leads a circuit of British agents risking their lives in order to sabotage the German war effort from within. But Reece has a second mission, secret even from his fellow agents - including Charlotte, the woman with whom he has ill-advisedly fallen in love. He must secure a document identifying a German spy at the heart of British intelligence. The fate of the Allied forces on D-Day is in his hands. But when his circuit is ambushed - with fatal consequences - Reece realizes there may be a traitor in its ranks, putting everything they've been fighting for at risk. Then Charlotte goes missing. Is she in danger, or has Reece been betrayed by the only person he thought he could trust?And with the clock ticking towards D-Day, can he find the truth before it's too late?A gripping and atmospheric thriller inspired by true events, this is the story of a deadly game of espionage, destined to change the course of the most crucial battle in the Second World War. 'Exhaustively researched, superbly realised, The Winter Agent is a superior SOE novel. Gareth Rubin really knows his stuff and it shows on every page' Howard Linskey'Smart, stylish, meticulously researched. Rich in loyalty and double dealing, captures perfectly the horror and heroism, delivered at a cracking pace' Sun'Brilliant. Blends meticulously researched history with a plot of double-crossing and deception' Best Zusammenfassung A gripping high-concept thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Turnglass 'Races along, with plenty of surprises' Times ***** February, 1944. A bitter winter grips occupied France, where Marc Reece leads a circuit of British agents risking their lives in order to sabotage the German war effort from within. But Reece has a second mission, secret even from his fellow agents - including Charlotte, the woman with whom he has ill-advisedly fallen in love. He must secure a document identifying a German spy at the heart of British intelligence. The fate of the Allied forces on D-Day is in his hands. But when his circuit is ambushed - with fatal consequences - Reece realizes there may be a traitor in its ranks, putting everything they've been fighting for at risk. Then Charlotte goes missing. Is she in danger, or has Reece been betrayed by the only person he thought he could trust? And with the clock ticking towards D-Day, can he find the truth before it's too late? A gripping and atmospheric thriller inspired by true events, this is the story of a deadly game of espionage, destined to change the course of the most crucial battle in the Second World War. 'Exhaustively researched, superbly realised, The Winter Agent is a superior SOE novel. Gareth Rubin really knows his stuff and it shows on every page' Howard Linskey 'Smart, stylish, meticulously researched. Rich in loyalty and double dealing, captures perfectly the horror and heroism, delivered at a cracking pace' Sun 'Brilliant. Blends meticulously researched history with a plot of double-crossing and deception' Best ...

Product details

Authors Gareth Rubin
Publisher Penguin Books Uk
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 31.10.2020
 
EAN 9781405930635
ISBN 978-1-4059-3063-5
No. of pages 400
Dimensions 129 mm x 198 mm x 24 mm
Subjects Fiction > Suspense

FICTION / War & Military, France, Second World War fiction, FICTION / Thrillers / Espionage, Espionage & spy thriller, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Espionage and spy thriller, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2)

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