No Precious Truth

The first in a brand-new WWII historical thriller series introduces Sergeant Cathy Marsden - a female police officer working for the Special Investigation Branch - who risks her life to protect the city of Leeds from an escaped German spy!

Leeds, 1941. As the war rages across Europe, Police Sergeant Cathy Marsden's life since she was seconded to the Special Investigation Branch has remained focused on deserters and home-front crimes. Until now.

Things take a chilling turn when Cathy's civil servant brother, Dan, arrives from London with a dark secret: he is working for the XX Committee - a special MI5 unit set up to turn German spies into double agents. But one of these agents has escaped and is heading for Leeds, sent to destroy targets key to the war effort. Suddenly Cathy and the squad are plunged into an unfamiliar world of espionage and subterfuge.

With the fate of the country and the war in the balance, failure is not an option, and Cathy must risk everything, including her own life, to stop a spy.

This fast-paced World War II thriller is perfect for fans of Kate Quinn, Rhys Bowen and Kelly Rimmer!

About the author

Chris Nickson is the author of eleven Tom Harper mysteries, seven highly acclaimed novels in the Richard Nottingham series, and five Simon Westow books. Born and raised in Leeds, he moved back there some years ago.

Product details

• Authors: Nickson Chris
• Publisher: Canongate
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 20.11.2025
• EAN: 9781448318148
• ISBN: 978-1-4483-1814-8
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: A Cathy Marsden Thriller
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, Historical mysteries, Second World War fiction, FICTION / Thrillers / Espionage, Espionage & spy thriller, Leeds, Bradford, FICTION / Family Life / Siblings, FICTION / Thrillers / Historical, Thriller / suspense fiction, Narrative theme: Sense of place, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Historical crime and mysteries, Espionage and spy thriller, Crime and mystery: police procedural