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OverviewAs plans for D-Day loom large and Department Z work overtime to halt the leak of British secrets to Berlin, three cousins undertake their own covert operation: meeting in a cottage in Guildford to discuss a dark family matter in secret. As these two seemingly unrelated events collide, the cousins are drawn along a secretive trail that leads to a powerful spy ring. The team faces a race against the clock...infiltrate this tight-knit organisation, or risk devastating consequences. 'Following closely on the heels of history, and sometimes a little ahead of it, Mr. Creasey and Department Z are busy preventing someone from putting a spoke in the wheels of the Allied invasion of Europe.' Evening Chronicle Full Product DetailsAuthor: John CreaseyPublisher: Agora Books Imprint: Ipso Books ISBN: 9781911295785ISBN 10: 1911295780 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 09 January 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsCreasey is creating his own kind of Comedie Humane-Policiere - and a splendid achievement it is. -- Anthony Boucher for The New York Times Phenomenal -- Life Magazine A hard hitting, tense thriller. Very highly recommended. -- Amazon Reviewer Yet another superb book from the prolific John Creasey. I really do love his books -- Amazon Reviewer Author InformationJohn Creasey MBE was an English crime and science fiction writer who wrote more than 600 novels using 28 different pseudonyms. He created several characters which are now famous. These include The Toff, Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard, Inspector Roger West, The Baron, and Doctor Stanislaus Alexander Palfrey. The most popular of these was Gideon of Scotland Yard, who was the basis for the television series Gideon's Way and for the John Ford movie Gideon of Scotland Yard (1958), also known by its British title Gideon's Day . The Baron character was made into a 1960s TV series starring Steve Forrest as The Baron. In 1953, John Creasey founded the UK's Crime Writers' Association (CWA). The CWA New Blood Dagger is awarded in his memory for first books by previously unpublished writers. Sponsored by BBC Audiobooks, it includes a prize of GBP1000. This award was known previously as the John Creasey Memorial Dagger. John Creasey died in June 1973. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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