{"product_id":"dead-ground-9781801108522","title":"Dead Ground","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young British nurse experiences the devastating Spanish Civil War and the dark side of the espionage game. A gripping World War Two thriller in the Spoils of War Collection from Graham Hurley.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eReviews for Graham Hurley\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Capable and understated characterization' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'So well-written you can smell the sweat and taste the fear' \u003cb\u003ePeter May\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Head of Zeus -- An Aries Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781801108522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.83w x 1.00d","brand":"Graham Hurley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51445545926837,"sku":"9781801108522","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_38b25370-b74d-434c-b8fb-1572868c73cf.jpg?v=1753798923","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dead-ground-9781801108522","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}