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The Blitz Secret

John Cook (Book 3)

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What to expect

London is under attack. Secrets and spies hide in the shadows. Who can you trust when every night could be your last?

London, 1940: Farmer John Cook would rather avoid the city at the best of times. But as he watches Nazi bombers passing overhead in the moonlight, he knows he is exactly where he needs to be.

A young woman has disappeared during an air raid and Cook links her to a network of spies. As his search continues, he realises more is at stake than he could have imagined...

Occupied France: Lady Margaret is playing a dangerous game. To the German high-command she is a valuable prize. To the British, she has become the enemy, unless she can do the impossible: gain the trust of those at the heart of the Nazi war machine and betray their secrets.

With the fate of Europe in their hands, will Cook and Margaret make the ultimate sacrifice to keep each other's secrets safe and save innocent lives?

Everyone is gripped by Stephen Ronson:

'Thrilling WWII set thriller that has heart-pounding action, but more importantly, a lot of heart... Completely gripping... A narrative that is as taut as piano wire!.. .Not to be missed if you enjoy action-packed historical thrillers' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'My God, this was great. It left me with a book hangover. I felt like I was there in 1940s England... I learned so much from this book... The writing is really 3D. You really feel like you're there. It's very immersive, and I love the witty humour. John Cook is a wonderful character' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'A gripping World War Two thriller . . . Every shadow hides a potential threat and the tension never lets up. A must read' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Ronson delivers a cracking yarn, convincingly told. John Cook is the Jack Reacher of 1940s Britain' Damien Lewis

Critics Review

Praise for Stephen Ronson:
'A brilliant noir thriller set in the darkest days of the Second World War'
Stephen Leather
'Ronson delivers a cracking yarn, convincingly told. John Cook is the Jack Reacher of 1940s Britain'
Damien Lewis
'A vivid sense of place with tension on every level, The Last Line dripped with historical detail and authenticity. I absolutely loved it'
Marion Todd
'A tough, taut wartime thriller that reads like a cross between Alastair MacLean and Lee Child and atmospherically conjures up the spectre of war, the threat of Nazi invasion and other evils uncomfortably close to home. Dad's Army, it ain't!'
Robbie Morrison
'Thrilling and intriguing in equal measure. Like Jack Reacher on the Home Front in WWII'
Mason Cross
'The pace is quick and the action keeps coming. With well-chosen prose, the author gives the reader a snapshot of English countryside during wartime, with victory gardens, makeshift landing strips in farmers' fields and railway platforms full of evacuated children. It was a page-turner and I couldn't get enough'
SaltyGalReads
'Addictively readable'
Irish Independent
Author Stephen Ronson
Narrator Orlando Wells
Series John Cook
Duration 10 hours and 1 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781399745758
Format Audiobook
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Genre Espionage and spy thriller, Historical adventure fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE, US

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