Assignment in Brittany
He stared at the unfamiliar watch on his wrist. Three hours ago he had stood on English soil. Three hours ago he had been Martin Hearne, British Intelligence agent. Now he was in Nazi-occupied Brittany, posing as Bertrand Corlay, with the Frenchman's life reduced to headings in his memory.Hearne...
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He stared at the unfamiliar watch on his wrist. Three hours ago he had stood on English soil. Three hours ago he had been Martin Hearne, British Intelligence agent. Now he was in Nazi-occupied Brittany, posing as Bertrand Corlay, with the Frenchman's life reduced to headings in his memory.Hearne looked down at the faded uniform which had once been Corlay's, felt once more for the papers in the inside pocket. He was ready. From now on he was one step away from death...The Queen of Spy Writers returns in a stunning series collecting all of her greatest works! Titan kicks off with Assignment in Brittany; the gripping tale of an undercover operative deep in Nazi-occupied France.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781781161517 (1781161518)
Publish date: March 5th 2013
Publisher: Titan Books
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
History,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Mystery,
War,
Spy Thriller,
Espionage,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
France,
World War II,
Suspense
Are doomed to repeat it. I grew up reading the spy novels of Helen MacInnes, so reading them is a definite comfort read for me, even with their outdated gender stereotypes and often frustratingly regressive relationships. Sometimes I wonder if I'm the only one who remembers the Cold War, given our...
A very down to earth but yet a very taut thriller. No flashy action scenes, just good ol' shrewdness behind enemy occupied territory. And I liked the end as well.In my opinion, Helen MacInnes deserves to be among the suspense and thriller greats like Christie, MacLean and Innes.
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