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Ungentlemanly Warfare

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Pub Date 6 Jun 2019 | Archive Date 15 Jul 2019

Oldcastle Books | No Exit Press


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Description

A soldier and a spy, an officer but not quite a gentleman, Captain Harry Walsh is SOE’s secret weapon.

Loathed by his own commanding officer, haunted by the death of his closest friend and trapped in a loveless marriage, Harry Walsh is close to burn out when he is ordered to assassinate the man behind the ME 163 Komet, Hitler’s miracle jet fighter. If Walsh fails, there is no prospect of allied victory in Europe.

Harry Walsh is ruthless, unorthodox and ungentlemanly. He is about to wreak havoc.

A soldier and a spy, an officer but not quite a gentleman, Captain Harry Walsh is SOE’s secret weapon.

Loathed by his own commanding officer, haunted by the death of his closest friend and trapped...


Advance Praise

Praise for Howard Linskey

[The Drop] 'Linskey delivers a flawless feel for time and place, snappy down to earth dialect dialogue mixed in with unrelenting violence and pace' - Times

[The Damage] 'Vicious, violent and unashamedly amoral' - Daily Mail

[The Dead] 'Linskey's prose crackles and burns and pops off the page' - Caffeine Nights

[The Dead] 'Grittier than a barbecue held during a Saharan sandstorm' - Crime Squad

[Hunting the Hangman] 'Linskey has delivered a superior historical thriller... He is already a rising star of British crime fiction.' - Crime Fiction Lover


Praise for Howard Linskey

[The Drop] 'Linskey delivers a flawless feel for time and place, snappy down to earth dialect dialogue mixed in with unrelenting violence and pace' - Times

[The Damage]...


Available Editions

EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9780857303202
PRICE £8.99 (GBP)

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Howard Linskey's Ungentlementary Warfare is an excellent thriller set in the Second World War.

Harry Walsh is very good at his job but isn't liked by his superiors and when he is chosen for a secret behind the lines mission in occupied France it causes some resentment.

In addition to trying to achieve his objectives he doesn't know who he can fully trust.

The author had written a fast paced and very engaging thriller that will keep you turning the pages and is highly recommended

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I enjoy historical fiction, particularly conspiracy, Templer, espionage, WW2 and naval themes. Ungentlemanly warfare ticked every box for me, flowing well, feeling authentic, well researched and engaging. The character development was sound and the plot felt original and fresh. The mission was a good concept and believable. I haven't read any others by this author and don't know if there is a series but I'm sufficiently well invested in the main protagonist to want to read others and would be happy to pay to do so. More please. I'd rate it an honest 4.7 rounded up to 5 stars in a genre that is crying out for more 'Boxed Set' binge writing. I'll caveat that with the fact that I love the genre but the writing is good enough for anyone with a passing interest of WW2 or spy stories to get a lot out of it.

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