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City of Spies
- Author
- Mara Timon
- Narrator
- Kristin Atherton
- Publisher
- Zaffre
- Publish Date
- 17 September 2020
- Run Time
- 13 hours 10 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
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LISBON, 1943: When her cover is blown, SOE agent Elisabeth de Mornay flees Paris. Pursued by the Gestapo, she makes her way to neutral Lisbon, where Europe's elite rub shoulders with diplomats, businessmen, smugglers, and spies. There she receives new orders - and a new identity.
Posing as wealthy French widow Solange Verin, Elisabeth must infiltrate a German espionage ring targeting Allied ships, before more British servicemen are killed.
The closer Elisabeth comes to discovering the truth, the greater the risk grows. With a German officer watching her every step, it will take all of Elisabeth's resourcefulness and determination to complete her mission.
But in a city where no one is who they claim to be, who can she trust?
'Perfectly captures the conflicted loyalties of wartime espionage in neutral Portugal . . . atmospheric . . . tense' Sarah Armstrong, author of The Wolves of Leninsky Prospekt
'Casablanca meets le Carre' A. K. Turner, author of Body Language
Critics Review
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Mara Timon perfectly captures the conflicted loyalties of wartime espionage in neutral Portugal. Lisbon provides an atmospheric setting for the twists in this tense spy novel where everyone has chosen a side
Sarah Armstrong, author of The Wolves of Leninsky Prospekt
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Bond meets Blaise in WWII. Absolutely genius. Car chases. Intrigue. Love. Danger. And that thing that elevates a novel - Empathy
Derek Farrell, author of Death of a Diva
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Details
- Author
- Mara Timon
- Narrator
- Kristin Atherton
- Duration
- 13 hours 10 minutes
- Release Date
- 17 September 2020
- ISBN
- 9781838771997
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Zaffre
- Genre
- Crime and mystery fiction, Espionage and spy thriller, Second World War fiction, Travel and holiday
Synopsis
The stunning debut from the new name to watch in espionage thrillers. For fans of Charlotte Philby and The Bletchley Circle, this is perfect Sunday night drama. LISBON, 1943: When her cover is blown, SOE agent Elisabeth de Mornay flees Paris. Pursued by the Gestapo, she makes her way to neutral Lisbon, where Europe's elite rub shoulders with diplomats, businessmen, smugglers, and spies. There she receives new orders - and a new identity.Posing as wealthy French widow Solange Verin, Elisabeth must infiltrate a German espionage ring targeting Allied ships, before more British servicemen are killed.The closer Elisabeth comes to discovering the truth, the greater the risk grows. With a German officer watching her every step, it will take all of Elisabeth's resourcefulness and determination to complete her mission.But in a city where no one is who they claim to be, who can she trust?'Perfectly captures the conflicted loyalties of wartime espionage in neutral Portugal . . . atmospheric . . . tense' Sarah Armstrong, author of The Wolves of Leninsky Prospekt'Casablanca meets le Carre' A. K. Turner, author of Body Language
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