{"product_id":"9781801108546","title":"Dead Ground","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Hurley, Graham \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eEspionage \u0026amp; spy thriller\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 13 February 2025 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Spoils of War' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 400 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 129 x 27 | 284g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA young British nurse experiences the devastating Spanish Civil War and the dark side of the espionage game in this gripping World War Two thriller from Graham Hurley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1936. Anglo-Breton translator Annie Wrenne is working in Madrid when the Spanish Civil War breaks out. Annie becomes a nurse on the front line, but after falling in love with a patient, she ends up pregnant - and abandoned - by a man she thought she knew.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnnie passes the rest of the war in a haze, her only consolation her relationship with mysterious Republican fighter Carlos Ortega. Annie finds herself caught up in Ortega’s world, a web of intrigue, which leads to her recruitment into MI5. On her first mission, Annie must pose as Ortega's wife and head to Algeciras. Hitler’s Operation Felix - his plan to control the Mediterranean and force Churchill to the negotiating table - has been set into motion, and the 'couple' must help prevent the Nazis from seizing Gibraltar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Ortega has secretly been working for the Nationalists, part of Madrid’s Fifth Column. If it falls to Annie - and Ortega - to save the day for the Allied cause, can she trust a man who has changed sides yet again? From award-winning author Graham Hurley, the latest thrilling instalment in the Spoils of War Collection, a non-chronological series of novels set during World War II and featuring some of the most momentous stories and figures of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46408460337411,"sku":"9781801108546","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781801108546_99086b70-c77e-4cb9-becc-0db88b598891.jpg?v=1741603611","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.live\/products\/9781801108546","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}