{"product_id":"9781801108478","title":"The Blood of Others","description":"Author: Hurley, Graham\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781801108478\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 31 Oct 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400 Format: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe new blockbuster thriller from Graham Hurley, \u003ci\u003eThe Blood of Others\u003c\/i\u003e 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\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDieppe, August 1942. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA catastrophe no headline dared admit.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003eYoung Canadian journalist George Hogan, protege of influential Lord Beaverbrook, faces a crucial assignment that will test him to breaking point.\u003cbr\u003eAnd Abwehr intelligence officer Wilhelm Schultz is baiting a trap to lure thousands of Allied troops to their deaths  -\u003cbr\u003eThree lives linked by Operation Jubilee- the Dieppe Raid, 19 August 1942. Over six thousand men will storm the heavily defended French beaches. \u003cbr\u003eLess than half of them will make it back alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat reviewers are saying about \u003ci\u003eThe Blood of Others\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Hurley's depiction of the period is as enticing as ever.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A masterful and fascinating historical thriller. ' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLoveReading\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'There is far more to this novel than sheer military action, though that is, as usual, superbly done  - Historical fiction of the highest order.' \u003cb\u003eMike Ripley, \u003ci\u003eShots\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eReviews for Graham Hurley-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Tense, absorbing and faultlessly plotted' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautifully constructed... This is one of Hurley's finest' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Capable and understated characterization' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46636876693662,"sku":"UBD-9781801108478","price":48.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781801108478.jpg?v=1774398434","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781801108478","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}