Book description
My dear Elsa—
You are grieving and I am sorry, but there are things you need to know…
Because this is not only a confession. It is an accusation.
So, in case you get no further, here is the bald fact.
I killed your grandfather.
War hides many secrets and…
- Coming soon!
Why read it?
1 author picked A Vengeance of Spies as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book plays into my own interest in the work of the Special Operations Executive during World War ll. But it is set some years after the war and deals with the legacy of secrecy and its effect on the men and women who served in SOE. It is a story of revenge and reconciliation, and the plot has many dramatic twists building up to a nail-biting climax and a bitter revelation.
From Hilary's list on the secret world of plot and counter plot in WWll.
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