4 out of 5 stars
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How I discovered this book: I read all Deborah Swift's books, full stop! Original discovered her on Twitter.
In a Nutshell: World War II espionage drama
The next in the series of Deborah Swift's excellent and oh-so-British tales of espionage and undercover networks during World War II. The Shadow Network is particularly interesting because Lilli, the main character, is a part-Jewish refugee from Berlin, who falls prey to circumstances that lead her to take a major part in a 'black' propaganda outfit, targeting the German people and armed forces.
This book has a particularly thrilling start, set as it is in Germany, when life was precarious for so many. The pace continues throughout, culminating in gripping ending that made me wish it was a TV mini-series. Ms Swift has painted a wonderfully nasty antagonist in the form of Brendan Murphy, member of the IRA.
As ever, the research is detailed and fascinating; Deborah Swift outlines the real story behind the fiction in the back of the book, and, once more, I wished I'd read it first. I've no doubt that this novel will be as successful as The Silk Code - and I look forward to Operation Tulip!
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