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‘If there are thriller writers better than this, I’d like to know who they are.’ Jack Higgins It is February 1940, and England is desperate to find out when and how Hitler will make his move west toward France. Eva Bernhardt, a young sleeper agent in Berlin who has been seduced into spying by a roguish MI6 agent, receives a vital piece of information and makes a run for it. But the Germans are on to her fast – too fast. In a lethal game of ruse and counter-ruse, the British and Germans engage in an intelligence war. Uncertain whom to trust, Eva must take her future into her own hands – and with it, perhaps, the future of the entire war. A book to devour at one sitting, with dazzling set pieces, unpredictable twists and unforgettable characters.

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Praise for 'A Gathering of Spies': 'A ripping read, a book to devour at one sitting.' Alan Hill, Daily Telegraph 'An exceptional page turner.' Bookseller 'A sizzling zinger of a classic spy story, full of action, suspense and wheels within wheels. With his lean, taut style, Altman doesn't waste a word. Wow!' Stephen Coonts 'A pulse-pounding debut thriller.' Glamour

In the nervous days before the Second World War, we follow Eva Bernhardt, who is brought into the world of espionage after being seduced by an MI6 agent. The authorities are keen to find out what Hitler's first threatening moves towards France will be, and Eva discovers a key piece of information. Fleeing in great danger from the Germans, she finds herself in that familiar morass of the spy world: whom can she trust? And will she survive with the vital information that may change the course of the entire war? A Gathering of Spies was a remarkable debut, and demonstrated the author's total assurance in the genre. If this successor is not quite as exuberantly told, it's still a fast-moving and exciting piece of work with some adroitly orchestrated set-pieces and a strongly drawn heroine in Eva Bernhardt. (Kirkus UK)

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Born in 1969, John Altman is a musician and a freelance writer. A member of an extended family of writers, he is currently at work on his next novel.

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