Unlikely Spy

Silva, Daniel

£9.99

Blending fiction with fact, The Unlikely Spy finds eccentric Commander Alfred Vicary attempting to identify and locate a Nazi sleeper. The book moves from Lisbon to London, culminating in a chase across England and a twist-packed climax.

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Publish Date: 01/07/1999

Description

A tale of spies and betrayal in the Second World War from the bestselling author of THE NEW GIRL
‘A wartime thriller in the mould of Robert Harris’s ENIGMA … and every bit as good’ THE TIMES

Germany, 1944.

The Allied invasion is not far away, and the high command desperately need to know where it will take place. It is time to activate one of Hitler’s last spies in Britain – Catherine Blake, a sleeper planted before the war and awaiting orders . . .

British intelligence also has its orders, and academic Alfred Vicary has been recruited by Churchill himself to carry them out. It is his job to find Catherine and stop her before it is too late.

But whose side are his own people on?

Additional information

Weight 318 g
Dimensions 178 × 113 × 37 mm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

559

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

813.6 (edition:21)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K