Germany, September 1944: Dozens of cities lie in ruins. Enemy armies are at the gates. For the Thousand Year Reich, time is running out. Desperate to avoid the humiliation of unconditional surrender, German intelligence launch Operation Finisterre – a last-ditch plan to enable Hitler to deny the savage logic of a war on two fronts and bluff his way to the negotiating table.

Success depends on two individuals: Stefan Portisch, a German naval officer washed ashore on the coast of Spain after the loss of his U-boat, and Hector Gómez, an ex-FBI detective, planted by Director J. Edgar Hoover in the middle of the most secret place on earth: the American atomic bomb complex. Both men will find themselves fighting for survival as Operation Finisterre plays itself out.

Graham Hurley is a new author for me and this book was amazing!!!! I will be looking for others by Mr Hurley.

well written World War 2 thriller

Hurley’s book is set in the last months of 1944, with a dual narrative featuring a U-boat captain who is wrecked on the Spanish coast and a security officer on the Manhattan Project.

I found that despite the lack of any combat scenes, Hurley’s writing kept my attention throughout. There are credible and interesting characters throughout and the book appeared well researched.

Not a bad read, but I did feel the ending somewhat unfulfilling.