{"product_id":"9781804363782-double-agent-book-2","title":"The Second Traitor","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the hunt for double-agent 'Archie' proving fruitless, can spy-chiefs foil the German invasion without their schemes being leaked to the enemy? Second in highly-acclaimed series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gerlis writes some of the best historical spy thrillers in the business and \u003ci\u003eThe Second Traitor\u003c\/i\u003e is no exception' \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Plenty of atmospheric intrigue to relish' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The series showcases the ambiguity of espionage, and its human cost. Gerlis conjures up wartime London with skilfully deployed period detail in this atmospheric tale of deception and betrayal' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An outstanding work of fiction from a writer at the top of his game. he is most certainly one of the spy fiction stars of today' Mark Ellis, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Embassy Murders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe countdown to invasion begins.\u003cp\u003eIt's September 1940, and British intelligence is on high alert: the Nazi invasion of Britain is imminent. The German navy is assembling a vast fleet in Rotterdam to ferry men and materiel across the Channel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, a sinister organisation called The Group  a collection of British and Irish Nazi collaborators  is at work within the UK trying to pave the way for the Wehrmacht.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Invasion Warning Sub-Committee is established to counter this threat, and Charles Cooper, coming in from the cold after the disintegration of The Annexe, joins up and is tasked with cracking this nefarious network.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut that is not the only concern for the spy chiefs: the search for double agent 'Archie'  the Soviet spy and British traitor  is hotting up: they are now confident he works within MI6, and an elaborate scheme is set up to narrow down the list of suspects To make things worse, they now know for certain that a second traitor, 'Bertie', is also in play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith suspicion at paranoia pitch, can MI6 clean house before the Nazis arrive to help them do it?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTaking the reader from wartime London to the south coast of England, from Berlin to neutral Ireland and from the German intelligence headquarters in Hamburg to the port of Rotterdam, \u003ci\u003eThe Second Traitor\u003c\/i\u003e is the second novel in Alex Gerlis's highly acclaimed Double Agent series, a follow-up to \u003ci\u003eEvery Spy a Traitor\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41780787445857,"sku":"9781804363782","price":18.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36483977_353e70a9-cbf3-4e46-83de-a95dfbe2b23f.jpg?v=1760003290","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781804363782-double-agent-book-2","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}