The Maze of Cadiz : One Man Can Change the Course of War

Monroe, Aly

ISBN 10: 1848540256 / ISBN 13: 9781848540255

Edité par John Murray, London, 2008

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A fine first edition, first printing, first impression of The Maze of Cadiz, signed by Aly Munroe, and dated 20/11/08. This a very ambitious and successful first novel, the first in a series of Peter Cotton mysteries, this one set in Spain in 1944 as the war in Europe draws to a close. Munroe now has three books published including Icelight, the second Peter Cotton adventure: This book is in very fine condition with no marking or other blemishes. A First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, silver lettering to the spine, white end papers, with fine unclipped dust jacket and Monroe's confident signature. Digital Photos available. Clear archival, removable film protects the dust wrapper. Tracked shipping provided by Royal Mail at no additional cost.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Maze of Cadiz : One Man Can Change the Course of War
• Éditeur: John Murray, London
• Date de parution: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1848540256
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781848540255
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• Impression: 1st Printing
• État de l'article: As New
• État de la jaquette: As New
• Poids: 0,5 kilogramme
• Signé: Signed by Author(s)
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Modern Firsts
  • Thriller
  • English Literature

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Synopsis

Peter Cotton, a young Intelligence officer is sent to Spain in September 1944. The war in Europe is drawing to a close; formerly neutral Franco is edging closer to the Allies. Cotton has been sent to investigate the activities -- and then, just as he arrives, reports of the death -- of a British agent, May, who has spent much of the war in the remote outpost of Cadiz monitoring the Spanish smuggling of raw materials to aid the Axis war efforts, in strict violation of the terms of neutrality. Cotton is briefed in Madrid by Houghton, an agent working at the British Embassy. He also meets Houghton's partner, Marie, half-Jewish, who has helped many Jews escape through Gibraltar. They brief him on Franco, his paranoid fears of assassination, his capricious cruelty and his duplicity. Even as he gets on the train to begin the long, hot journey to Cadiz, it is clear that Cotton is being watched. And when he arrives in the rundown port, almost on the brink of starvation, it is clear that his visit has been expected. Reluctantly allied with the sinister Ramirez, the local police inspector, Cotton has to investigate May's death and what exactly led him to sever all contacts with his London controllers in the months leading up to his disappearance. But Cotton is not the only person with an interest in finding out what May had been doing. Cadiz is a hotbed of rumours and shifting political alliances in this, the final phase of the war and Cotton must navigate his way not only through local tensions but also through the uncertain loyalties of a bizarre expatriate community, including an unhelpful consul, a German woman married to a wealthy Spaniard and mysteriously marooned in the town, an apparently innocent Irish girl, and a strange British couple who chose to remain in Spain while the rest of Europe was engulfed in flames...What Cotton discovers amid the stifling heat and dust could just tilt the emerging balance of post-war power.

À propos de l?auteur

Aly Monroe was born and educated in England. She has lived in several countries -- mostly Spain - and speaks several languages. She is married and has three children. This is her first novel, part of a projected series that begins during the Second World War and follows the process of decolonisation and the aftermath of Empire.