The Blood of Others
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Dieppe, August 1942. A catastrophe no headline dared admit.
Plans are underway for the boldest raid yet on Nazi-occupied France. Over six thousand men will storm ashore to take the port of Dieppe. Lives will change in an instant both on the beaches and in distant capitals.
Annie Wrenne, working at Lord Mountbatten''s cloak-and-dagger Combined Operations headquarters, is privy to the top secret plans for the daring cross-Channel raid.
Young Canadian journalist George Hogan, protege of influential Lord Beaverbrook, faces a crucial assignment that will test him to breaking point.
And Abwehr intelligence officer Wilhelm Schultz is baiting a trap to lure thousands of Allied troops to their deaths
Three lives linked by Operation Jubilee: the Dieppe Raid, 19 August 1942. Over six thousand men will storm the heavily defended French beaches.
Less than half of them will make it back alive.
The SPOILS OF WAR Collection is a thrilling blend of fact and fiction born of some of the most tragic, suspenseful, and impactful events of World War II. The non-chronological collection features compelling recurring characters whose fragmented lives mirror the war that shattered the globe.
Reviews for The Blood of Others:
''Hurley''s depiction of the period is as enticing as ever.'' The Times
''A superb blend of fact and fiction that shows the chaos of war and arrogance of the men planning it.'' Sun
''Historical fiction of the highest order.'' Shots
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