{"product_id":"aurore-9781800244894","title":"Aurore","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGraham Hurley's World War II thriller charts the shadowy and often lethal pas de deux between rival Allied and German intelligence services during World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 416 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 03 March 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Head of Zeus\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Historical fiction of a high order' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003eBarely half of the Bomber Command's aircrews survive a full tour, but wireless operator Billy Angell has beaten the odds and completed his 30th – and final – mission. Now, Billy is due two-weeks leave, a posting to a training squadron and a six-month exemption from active duty.\u003cb\u003eExcept that MI5 need an airman to drop into Nazi-occupied France.\u003c\/b\u003eMI5 are interested in \u003cb\u003eHélène Lafosse\u003c\/b\u003e, a Frenchwoman keeping unusual company in her small family château in the depths of the Touraine. Hélène has begun an affair with a senior Abwehr intelligence officer, who, in return, has turned a blind eye to the succession of Jews, refugees, resistance fighters and downed Allied airmen to whom she offers shelter. MI5 believe they can \u003cb\u003eexploit this relationship and plant a false lead\u003c\/b\u003e about the anticipated allied invasion of northern France.It falls to Billy, playing a downed airman, to find Hélène, to win her confidence and to plant a lie that will only make sense to her German lover. But this time, Billy isn't flying at 20,000 feet and he won't be able to escape the incendiary consequences of his actions.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAurore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is part of the \u003cb\u003eSPOILS OF WAR Collection\u003c\/b\u003e, a thrilling, beguiling blend of fact and fiction born of some of the most tragic, suspenseful, and action-packed events of World War II. From the mind of highly acclaimed thriller author \u003cb\u003eGRAHAM HURLEY\u003c\/b\u003e, this blockbuster non-chronological collection allows the reader to explore Hurley's masterful storytelling in any order, with compelling recurring characters whose fragmented lives mirror the war that shattered the globe.'Hurley's capable and understated characterization makes his lead's story plausible and engaging' \u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 290g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 198 x 129 x 31 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781800244894\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eEdition number\u003c\/strong\u003e: Reissue\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graham Hurley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44098335703290,"sku":"9781800244894","price":6.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1647339711928_book.jpg?v=1647357992","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/aurore-9781800244894","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}