Crossfire
By Wilbur Smith

ONE SHOT AT STOPPING A TRAITOR. ONE CHANCE TO CHANGE HISTORY.Praise for Wilbur Smith'Aand masterand storyteller'and Sunday Times'No one doesand adventureand quite like Smith'and Daily Mirror'Best historicaland novelist' Stephen KingWILBUR SMITH RETURNS WITH A BRAND-NEWand SUNDAY TIMESand BESTSELLING WORLD WAR II THRILLER1943. 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's 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?A BRAND-NEW BOOK IN THE LONG-RUNNING EPIC HISTORICAL SAGA OF THE COURTNEY FAMILY AND THE FOLLOW ON FROM WORLDWIDE BESTSELLERSand COURTNEY'S WARand ANDand LEGACY OF WAR.Readers are lovingand CROSSFIRE:'Theand plot twists are excellentand and the characters are utterly fascinating''Had meand grippedand from the beginning''Iand couldn't put this book down. The heroine is funny, dangerous, clever and fearless and the storyline isand riveting''A fantastic storyline from Wilbur Smith and plenty ofand action and intrigue'