EAN: 9781405936705

ISLAND REICH - JACK GRIMWOOD KARTONIERT (TB)

The rich  atmospheric WWII thriller from the award-winning author of Moskva and Nightfall
Berlin  perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow's BLACKOUT'Intricately plotted  rip-roaring World War
Two adventure - proper heroes  proper villains  royal intrigue and grounded in real history'
IAN RANKIN_________July  1940. The Nazis launch their invasion of Britain - starting with the
Channel Islands . . .And soldier turned safecracker Bill O'Hagan gets an offer: hang for his
crimes  or serve his country.The mission - land on occupied Alderney  impersonate a local 
steal the invasion plans  escape. He almost believes they're not lying to him.In Portugal  the
former King  Edward  Duke of Windsor  receives an altogether different proposal from Germany:
ease the invasion and he'll get his throne back. But Edward will not readily betray his country
. . .An embittered former king. An unreformed thief.And a secret upon which the fates of
nations lie . . ._________'Fact and fiction merge in a rip-roaring yarn that is totally
credible. Excellent' SUN'Triumphant . . . The synthesis of real and fictitious characters is
handled with panache by the talented Grimwood' FINANCIAL TIMES'Top notch . . . the suspense
never wavers' CRIMETIME'Grimwood matches Robert Harris  Joseph Kanon  Ken Follett and John le
Carré thrill for thrill in this breath-taking WWII story of atmospheric suspense  daring
espionage and political intrigue' GLASGOW LIFE 'Highly entertaining . . . There are
complications  twists and turns of plot in abundance. Every bit as credible or satisfying as
James Bond' SCOTSMAN

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