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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > War fiction
London. 1945. The capital is shrouded in the darkness of the
blackout, and mystery abounds in the parks after dusk. During a
stroll through Regent's Park, Bruce Mallaig witnesses two men
acting suspiciously around a footbridge. In a matter of moments,
one of them has been murdered; Mallaig's view of the assailant but
a brief glimpse of a ghastly face in the glow of a struck match.
The murderer's noiseless approach and escape seems to defy all
logic, and even the victim's identity is quickly thrown into
uncertainty. Lorac's shrewd yet personable C.I.D. man MacDonald
must set to work once again to unravel this near-impossible
mystery.
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The Fey
(Hardcover)
Claudia Hall Christian
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R640
Discovery Miles 6 400
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Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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'Master of the wartime spy thriller' - FINANCIAL TIMES In the
gripping new spy thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author
of Hitler's Secret, a Cambridge spy must unravel a dangerous
mystery that goes all the way to the heart of the Third Reich - and
the British Monarchy. ________________ Sweden, 1942 - Two old
friends meet. They are cousins. One is Prince George, Duke of Kent,
brother of the King of England. The other is Prince Philipp von
Hessen, a committed Nazi and close friend of Adolf Hitler. Days
later, the Prince George is killed in a plane crash in the north of
Scotland. The official story is that it was an accident - but not
everyone is convinced. There is even a suggestion that the Duke's
plane was sabotaged, but with no evidence, Cambridge spy Tom Wilde
is sent north to discover the truth . . . Dramatic, intelligent,
and brilliantly compelling, A PRINCE AND A SPY is Rory's best WWII
thriller yet - perfect for readers of Robert Harris, C J Sansom and
Joseph Kanon. _____________________________ Praise for Rory
Clements: 'Political polarisation, mistrust and simmering violence'
- The Times 'A standout historical novel and spy thriller' - Daily
Express 'Enjoyable, bloody and brutish' - Guardian 'A dramatic,
twisty thriller' - Daily Mail 'A colourful history lesson . . .
exciting narrative twists' - Sunday Telegraph
The brand-new instalment in Fenella J. Miller's bestselling
Goodwill House series.August 1940 As Autumn approaches, Lady Joanna
Harcourt is preparing for new guests at Goodwill House - land
girls, Sally, Daphne and Charlie. Sally, a feisty blonde from the
East End, has never seen a cow before, but she's desperate to
escape London and her horrible ex, Dennis. And although the hours
are long and the work hard, Sal quickly becomes good friends with
the other girls Daphne and Charlie and enjoys life at Goodwill
House. Until Dennis reappears threatening to drag her back to
London. Sal fears her life as a land girl is over, just as she
finally felt worthy. But Lady Joanna has other ideas and a plan to
keep Sal safe and doing the job she loves. Don't miss the next
heart-breaking instalment in Fenella J. Miller's beautiful Goodwill
House series. Praise for Fenella J. Miller: 'Curl up in a chair
with Fenella J Miller's characters and lose yourself in another
time and another place.' Lizzie Lane 'Engaging characters and
setting which whisks you back to the home front of wartime Britain.
A fabulous series!' Jean Fullerton
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