In November 1943, British SOE agent Captain John Lockhart is in Crete, fighting with the partisans. Captured by the Germans, Lockhart faces a stark choice: betray his country or die. Lockhart strikes a bargain with his captors. In return for the life of his imprisoned wife, he will change sides.
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"Extremely well written...quite a find."
-- Sarah Broadhurst, "The Bookseller"
"Extremely well written...quite a find."
-- Sarah Broadhurst, "The Bookseller"
"Masterfully crafted and genuinely frightening."
-- "The Daily Express"
"Masterfully crafted and genuinely frightening."
-- "The Daily Express"
"Extremely well written...quite a find."
-- Sarah Broadhurst, "The Bookseller"
"A classic page-turner. If your perfect thriller combines adventure and political intrigue, then Guy Walters's debut is well worth the wait."
-- The Times (London)
"Masterfully crafted and genuinely frightening."
-- The Daily Express
"Extremely well written...quite a find."
-- Sarah Broadhurst, The Bookseller
As World War II rages a captured British officer faces a desperate dilemma in this stunning novel in the tradition of Robert Harris
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Seller: Bombora Books, McKinnon, VIC, Australia
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Seller: Manyhills Books, Traralgon, VIC, Australia
Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Trade Paperback. 472 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Headline, UK, 2002. *** CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Spine has minimal reading creases. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: It is 1943. British SOE agent Captain John Lockhart is in Crete, fighting with the Resistance. Captured by the Germans, Lockhart faces a stark choice, between death and betrayal of his country. Concealing his true motives, Lockhart makes a bargain: in return for the life of his imprisoned wife, he will work with the Germans. When his mission is revealed, Lockhart is stunned. He is to lead a unit of the Waffen SS made up of British fascists and renegades culled from POW camps: the British Free Corps. Lockhart takes command, but he has an audacious plan to free his wife and other innocent victims of the war - whatever the personal cost. *** Quantity Available: 2. Category: Fiction; Thrillers; ISBN: 0755304810. ISBN/EAN: 9780755304813. Inventory No: 09050488. The photo of this book is of the actual book for sale. Seller Inventory # 09050488
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