Crossfire - Wilbur Smith, David Churchill

FOR KING. FOR COUNTRY. FOR FAMILY. WILL SHE RISK IT ALL? Praise for Wilbur SmithA master storyteller Sunday TimesNo one does adventure quite like Smith Daily MirrorBest historical novelist Stephen KingWILBUR SMITH RETURNS WITH A BRAND-NEW SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING WORLD WAR II THRILLER1943. The tide of the Second World War is turning. The Russian victory at Stalingrad - the bloodiest battle in history - has opened the door for the Allies. Now, they must strike decisively at the heart of Hitlers Reich. But military success cannot be guaranteed without total secrecy.Special Operations Executives Saffron Courtney is sailing from the west coast of Scotland to New York on the Queen Mary. Her mission - to identify the mole in the British Embassy in Washington, DC before Churchill and Roosevelt begin the talks that will determine British and American military strategy in the wake of the Russian victory.Haunted by the ghosts of her previous mission in the Low Countries, and with dangerous agents on her tail, Saffron must find the spy who could derail the Allied advance. Time is running out. Will Saffron complete her mission? Or will she succumb to the shadows of her past?A BRAND-NEW BOOK IN THE LONG-RUNNING EPIC HISTORICAL SAGA OF THE COURTNEY FAMILY AND THE FOLLOW ON FROM WORLDWIDE BESTSELLERS COURTNEYS WAR AND LEGACY OF WAR.Readers are loving CROSSFIRE:The plot twists are excellent and the characters are utterly fascinating Had me gripped from the beginningI couldnt put this book down. The heroine is funny, dangerous, clever and fearless and the storyline is rivetingA fantastic storyline from Wilbur Smith and plenty of action and intrigue