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Crossfire

Wilbur A. Smith

David Churchill, (1959-)

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1943. The tide of the Second World War is turning. The Russian victory at Stalingrad, the bloodiest battle in history has opened the door for the Allies. Now, they must strike decisively at the heart of Hitler's Reich. But military success cannot be guaranteed without total secrecy. Special Operations Executive, Saffron Courtney, is sailing from the west coast of Scotland to New York on the Queen Mary. Her mission, to identify the mole in the British Embassy in Washington, DC before Churchill and Roosevelt begin the talks that will determine British and American military strategy in the wake of the Russian victory. Haunted by the ghosts of her previous mission in the Low Countries, and with dangerous agents on her tail, Saffron must find the spy who could derail the Allied advance. Time is running out. Will Saffron complete her mission? Or will she succumb to the shadows of her past?

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Title Statement Crossfire / Wilbur Smith with David Churchill.
Series Courtney series ;25
Author Smith, Wilbur A
Additional Contributors Churchill, David,1959-
Publication New York: Zaffre,2025.
Extent of Item 343 pages
ISBN 9781785124211 (hardcover)
Other Number pr07919387
Summary 1943. The tide of the Second World War is turning. The Russian victory at Stalingrad, the bloodiest battle in history has opened the door for the Allies. Now, they must strike decisively at the heart of Hitler's Reich. But military success cannot be guaranteed without total secrecy. Special Operations Executive, Saffron Courtney, is sailing from the west coast of Scotland to New York on the Queen Mary. Her mission, to identify the mole in the British Embassy in Washington, DC before Churchill and Roosevelt begin the talks that will determine British and American military strategy in the wake of the Russian victory. Haunted by the ghosts of her previous mission in the Low Countries, and with dangerous agents on her tail, Saffron must find the spy who could derail the Allied advance. Time is running out. Will Saffron complete her mission? Or will she succumb to the shadows of her past?
Subjects & Genres
By Topic Alliances--Fiction
Courtney family (Fictitious characters)--Fiction
Moles (Spies)--Fiction
Ocean travel--Fiction
Undercover operations--Fiction
Women intelligence officers--Fiction
World War, 1939-1945--Fiction
By Location United States--Fiction--History
By Genre Historical fiction
War fiction
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