{"product_id":"9781801108492","title":"The Blood of Others","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Hurley, Graham \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 01\/02\/2024,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 400 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781801108492,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new blockbuster thriller from Graham Hurley, The Blood of Others is part of the SPOILS OF WAR Collection, a thrilling, beguiling blend of fact and fiction born of some of the most tragic, suspenseful, and action-packed events of World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDieppe, August 1942. A catastrophe no headline dared admit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlans are underway for the boldest raid yet on Nazi-occupied France. Over six thousand men will storm ashore to take the port of Dieppe. Lives will change in an instant – both on the beaches and in distant capitals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnnie Wrenne, working at Lord Mountbatten’s cloak-and-dagger Combined Operations headquarters, is privy to the top secret plans for the daring cross-Channel raid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung Canadian journalist George Hogan, protege of influential Lord Beaverbrook, faces a crucial assignment that will test him to breaking point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Abwehr intelligence officer Wilhelm Schultz is baiting a trap to lure thousands of Allied troops to their deaths…Three lives linked by Operation Jubilee: the Dieppe Raid, 19 August 1942. Over six thousand men will storm the heavily defended French beaches. Less than half of them will make it back alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe blockbuster SPOILS OF WAR non-chronological collection features compelling recurring characters whose fragmented lives mirror the war that shattered the globe. For fans of Philip Kerr and Robert Harris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat reviewers are saying about The Blood of Others:'Hurley’s depiction of the period is as enticing as ever.' The Times'A masterful and fascinating historical thriller. ' LoveReading‘There is far more to this novel than sheer military action, though that is, as usual, superbly done…  Historical fiction of the highest order.’ Mike Ripley, ShotsReviews for Graham Hurley:'Tense, absorbing and faultlessly plotted' Sunday Times'Beautifully constructed... This is one of Hurley's finest' Daily Mail'Capable and understated characterization' Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42409690529836,"sku":"9781801108492","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/products\/9781801108492.jpg?v=1705303458","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781801108492","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}