Headline : A Little Explored Area Of WWII Espionage
Stars : 4
Taking a lead from the real life exploits of Jack King, who worked for the intelligence service and infiltrated German sympathisers in the UK, the character of Jack Hoste walks a fine line between encouraging Fascists at large and at the same time ensuring that they do nothing harmful to the country.
Drawn into this is Amy who through past acquaintance finds herself in grave danger whilst at the same time on the cusp of falling in love.
I’d looked forward to reading this book and it did not disappoint. Like the ‘Bernie Gunther’ novels of the late Philip Kerr we are given an insight into areas of wartime society not generally considered. Not everyone on the UK side was a stalwart supporter of democratic freedom and on the German side not everyone was a Fascist.
This book was provided as an advance copy by the publisher in return for an honest review.
Note :
This book was reviewed on Amazon on 30 June 2019