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The Last Line: A gripping WWII noir thriller for fans of Lee Child and Robert Harris
Stephen Ronson
c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Espionage & spy thriller, Historical fiction
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Hodder Paperbacks
- Paperback Aug 27, 2024 | 9781399721271 | RRP $24.99 Pre-Order
- Trade Paperback Mar 20, 2024 | 9781399721240 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Apr 9, 2024 | 9781399721233 | RRP $55.00 Buy Now
- e-Book Nov 16, 2023 | 9781399721257 | RRP $15.99 Buy Now
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Hodder & Stoughton
- Paperback Aug 27, 2024 | 9781399721271 | RRP $24.99 Pre-Order
- Trade Paperback Mar 20, 2024 | 9781399721240 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Apr 9, 2024 | 9781399721233 | RRP $55.00 Buy Now
- e-Book Nov 16, 2023 | 9781399721257 | RRP $15.99 Buy Now
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Hodder & Stoughton
- Paperback Aug 27, 2024 | 9781399721271 | RRP $24.99 Pre-Order
- Trade Paperback Mar 20, 2024 | 9781399721240 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Apr 9, 2024 | 9781399721233 | RRP $55.00 Buy Now
- e-Book Nov 16, 2023 | 9781399721257 | RRP $15.99 Buy Now
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Hodder & Stoughton
- Paperback Aug 27, 2024 | 9781399721271 | RRP $24.99 Pre-Order
- Trade Paperback Mar 20, 2024 | 9781399721240 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Apr 9, 2024 | 9781399721233 | RRP $55.00 Buy Now
- e-Book Nov 16, 2023 | 9781399721257 | RRP $15.99 Buy Now
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In Britain's darkest hour of the war a veteran left behind from the fighting discovers evacuee children haven't been arriving at their destinations.
'John Cook is the Jack Reacher of 1940's Britain' - Damien Lewis
*****
May 1940.
With Nazi forces sweeping across France, invasion seems imminent. The English Channel has never felt so narrow.
In rural Sussex, war veteran John Cook has been tasked with preparing the resistance effort, should the worst happen.
But even as the foreign threat looms, it's rumours of a missing child that are troubling Cook. A twelve-year-old girl was evacuated from London and never seen again, and she's just the tip of the iceberg - countless evacuees haven't made it to their host families.
As Cook investigates, he uncovers a dark conspiracy that reaches to the highest ranks of society. He will do whatever it takes to make the culprits pay. There are some lines you just don't cross.
THE LAST LINE is a blistering action thriller combined with a smart noir mystery, played out expertly against the taut backdrop of the British home front.
*****
READERS LOVE THE LAST LINE:
'This is an excellent debut novel with a gripping storyline' - 5* NetGalley Review
'This is a first class 5 star read that is a cleverly written compelling, captivating historical crime thriller that I would highly recommend to anyone who enjoys an unputdownable thrilling read' - 5* NetGalley Review
'Stephen has a way of describing his characters so tremendously that you really fall in love with them. John, Margaret and Doc for me are just the most incredible characters' - 5* NetGalley Review
'A superb novel which I thoroughly enjoyed' - 5* NetGalley Review
'If you like Lee Child then you will like this book. It has all the familiar hallmarks . . . vivid writing, well crafted characters, excellent plot and a crusading Superman with definite ideas about right and wrong and meting out his version of justice' - 5* NetGalley Review
Praise for The Last Line: A gripping WWII noir thriller for fans of Lee Child and Robert Harris
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The pace is quick and the action keeps coming. With well-chosen prose, the author gives the reader a snapshot of English countryside during wartime, with victory gardens, makeshift landing strips in farmers' fields and railway platforms full of evacuated children. It was a page-turner and I couldn't get enough - SaltyGalReads
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A vivid sense of place with tension on every level, The Last Line dripped with historical detail and authenticity. I absolutely loved it!
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Ronson delivers a cracking yarn, convincingly told. John Cook is the Jack Reacher of 1940's Britain - Damien Lewis, author of THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE
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A brilliant noir thriller set in the darkest days of the Second World War - Stephen Leather
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There's not a dull moment to be found in Stephen Ronson's book, and it does a great job leaving its reader's hungry for more. - surjit's Books Blog
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