{"product_id":"the-blood-of-others-hardcover","title":"The Blood of Others - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGraham Hurley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe new blockbuster thriller from Graham Hurley, \u003ci\u003eThe Blood of Others\u003c\/i\u003e is part of the SPOILS OF WAR Collection, a thrilling, beguiling blend of fact and fiction born of some of the most tragic, suspenseful, and action-packed events of World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDieppe, August 1942. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA catastrophe no headline dared admit.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlans are underway for the boldest raid yet on Nazi-occupied France. Over six thousand men will storm ashore to take the port of Dieppe. Lives will change in an instant - both on the beaches and in distant capitals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnnie Wrenne, working at Lord Mountbatten's cloak-and-dagger Combined Operations headquarters, is privy to the top secret plans for the daring cross-Channel raid. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYoung Canadian journalist George Hogan, protege of influential Lord Beaverbrook, faces a crucial assignment that will test him to breaking point. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd Abwehr intelligence officer Wilhelm Schultz is baiting a trap to lure thousands of Allied troops to their deaths... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree lives linked by Operation Jubilee: the Dieppe Raid, 19 August 1942. Over six thousand men will storm the heavily defended French beaches. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLess than half of them will make it back alive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe blockbuster SPOILS OF WAR non-chronological collection features compelling recurring characters whose fragmented lives mirror the war that shattered the globe. For fans of Philip Kerr and Robert Harris.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat reviewers are saying about \u003ci\u003eThe Blood of Others\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Hurley's depiction of the period is as enticing as ever.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A masterful and fascinating historical thriller. ' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLoveReading\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'There is far more to this novel than sheer military action, though that is, as usual, superbly done... Historical fiction of the highest order.' \u003cb\u003eMike Ripley, \u003ci\u003eShots\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReviews for Graham Hurley: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Tense, absorbing and faultlessly plotted' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautifully constructed... This is one of Hurley's finest' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Capable and understated characterization' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGraham Hurley\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the acclaimed Faraday and Winter crime novels and an award-winning documentary maker. He has been shortlisted for the Theakston's Old Peculier Award for Best Crime Novel. His Spoils of War Collection thriller \u003ci\u003eFinisterre\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. Follow Graham at grahamhurley.co.uk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGraham Hurley\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the acclaimed Faraday and Winter crime novels and an award-winning TV documentary maker. Two of the critically lauded series have been shortlisted for the Theakston's Old Peculier Award for Best Crime Novel. His thriller \u003ci\u003eFinisterre\u003c\/i\u003e, set in 1944, was shortlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollow Graham at grahamhurley.co.uk\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 19, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52157348872423,"sku":"9781801108478","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8329\/8279\/files\/6ef92aa834872971e523dd4d48673963.webp?v=1780500696","url":"https:\/\/skinnonsmooth.myshopify.com\/products\/the-blood-of-others-hardcover","provider":"SkinnOnSmooth","version":"1.0","type":"link"}