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'Page-turning and gritty' DAILY MAIL. It is 1943 and for agents of the Special Operations Executive, a mission to Nazi-occupied Paris is a death sentence. So why has unlikely spy Harry Mitchell volunteered to return to the city he fled two years ago? The French capital is at war with…

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1 author picked Night Flight to Paris as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I don’t often read historical thrillers, but the WWII setting covering both the Nazi occupation of Paris and the Vichy regime drew me in. I love books that use real events as the plot background, and this era intrigues me. 

I became invested in the main character’s plight. His difficult choices made me fear not only for him but also for the mission. It’s a classic story of betrayal, and I love the complex relationships, the struggle for power and control both by the enemy and also between the resistance groups, and the overall fight for justice and freedom.

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