'Liked this. Went someway to plugging the ginormous hole that Philip Kerr's sad passing has left in my life' DERMOT O'LEARY.

Barely half of the Bomber Command's aircrews survive a full tour, but wireless operator Billy Angell has beaten the odds and completed his 30th - and final - mission. Now, Billy is due two-weeks leave, a posting to a training squadron and a six-month exemption from active duty.

Except that MI5 need an airman to drop into Nazi-occupied France.

MI5 are interested in Helene Lafosse, a Frenchwoman keeping unusual company in her small family chateau in the depths of the Touraine. Helene has begun an affair with a senior Abwehr intelligence officer, who, in return, has turned a blind eye to the succession of Jews, refugees, resistance fighters and downed Allied airmen to whom she offers shelter. MI5 believe they can exploit this relationship and plant a false lead about the anticipated allied invasion of northern France.

It falls to Billy, playing a downed airman, to find Helene, to win her confidence and to plant a lie that will only make sense to her German lover. But this time, Billy isn't flying at 20,000 feet and he won't be able to escape the incendiary consequences of his actions.

'Hurley's capable and understated characterization makes his lead's story plausible and engaging' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY.

Continuing Graham Hurley's series charting the shadowy and often lethal pas de deux between rival Allied and German intelligence services during World War II.

About the Author

Graham Hurley is the author of the critically acclaimed series of crime novels featuring DI Joe Faraday and DC Paul Winter. He lives in Devon.

Reviews
'Hurley is now firmly at the top, with few rivals in this genre' Sunday Telegraph.
'An accomplished author of stand-alone thrillers and this is one of his finest. Beautifully constructed' Daily Mail.
'Hurley has written a cracking thriller' The Times.
'An excellent writer' Sunday Express.
'Hurley brings an almost noirlike sensibility to the surprising finale' Booklist.



Book Information
ISBN 9781784977856
Author Graham Hurley
Format Hardback
Page Count 400
Imprint Head of Zeus
Publisher Head of Zeus