Aurore
About This Book
Set during the Second World War, this espionage novel follows the tense and often deadly contest between rival Allied and German intelligence services. Barely half of Bomber Command's aircrews survived a full tour of operations, yet wireless operator Billy Angell has made it through to his thirtieth and final mission. He is due two weeks' leave, a posting to a training squadron, and a six-month exemption from active duty. MI5, however, needs an airman to parachute into German-occupied France. Its interest lies with Hélène Lafosse, a Frenchwoman living in a small family château in the depths of the Touraine. Her home has become a refuge for Jews, refugees, resistance fighters and Allied airmen who have been shot down. She has also taken a senior Abwehr officer as her lover, and in return he has looked the other way at what happens under her roof. MI5 believes this relationship can be exploited to plant a false trail about the expected Allied invasion of northern France. Billy will pose as a downed airman, earn Hélène's trust and pass along a lie that only her German lover would find convincing. This time he is not flying at 20,000 feet, and he cannot outrun the consequences of what he does on the ground. The book forms part of the Spoils of War collection and blends historical fact with fiction.
ISBN: 9781800244894
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