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Gerlis, Alex

 
9781782920007: The Best of Our Spies

Synopsis

France, July 1944 It’s a month after the Allied landings in Normandy on D-Day, and the liberation of Europe is underway. In the Pas de Calais, Nathalie Mercier, a young British Special Operations Executive secret agent working with the French Resistance, disappears. In London, her husband Owen Quinn, an officer with Royal Navy Intelligence, finds out the truth about her role in the Allies’ sophisticated deception at the heart of D-Day. Appalled by the discovery that the woman he loves is a Nazi spy, yet determined to track her down, Owen sets off on a perilous hunt through France in search of his wife. Can he find her before other, darker forces close in? Based on real Second World War events, The Best of Our Spies is a thrilling tale of international intrigue, love, deception and espionage from one of the greatest spy novelists of the modern age.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

“Intriguing novel full of extraordinary insights into the human stories behind the great struggle against Hitler. Fascinating read.” Gavin Esler, broadcaster and writer. France, July 1944: a month after the Allied landings in Normandy and the liberation of Europe is underway. In the Pas de Calais, Nathalie Mercier, a young British Special Operations Executive secret agent working with the French Resistance, disappears. In London, her husband Owen Quinn, an officer with Royal Navy Intelligence, discovers the truth about her role in the Allies’ sophisticated deception at the heart of D-Day. Appalled but determined, Quinn sets off on a perilous hunt through France in search of his wife. With the help of the Resistance he finds Nathalie, but then the bitterness of war and its insatiable appetite for revenge, catch up with them in dramatic fashion. Based on real events of the Second World War The Best of Our Spies is a thrilling tale of international intrigue, love, deception and espionage.

Présentation de l'éditeur

France, July 1944 It’s a month after the Allied landings in Normandy on D-Day, and the liberation of Europe is underway. In the Pas de Calais, Nathalie Mercier, a young British Special Operations Executive secret agent working with the French Resistance, disappears. In London, her husband Owen Quinn, an officer with Royal Navy Intelligence, finds out the truth about her role in the Allies’ sophisticated deception at the heart of D-Day. Appalled by the discovery that the woman he loves is a Nazi spy, yet determined to track her down, Owen sets off on a perilous hunt through France in search of his wife. Can he find her before other, darker forces close in? Based on real Second World War events, The Best of Our Spies is a thrilling tale of international intrigue, love, deception and espionage from one of the greatest spy novelists of the modern age.

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9781800320598: The Best of Our Spies

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1800320590 ISBN 13 :  9781800320598
Editeur : Canelo, 2020
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