{"product_id":"codename-61-book-alex-shaw-9781836784241","title":"Codename: 61","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe war ended in 1945, but for some, the killing never stopped.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1940\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bomb drops destroying everything London railwayman Jim Tate holds dear. Fuelled by a desperate desire for vengeance, Tate passes selection for the elite Special Operations Executive (SOE), transforming into a deadly, German-speaking commando tasked with wreaking havoc in Nazi-occupied France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1961\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTate has traded the shadowy world of espionage for a quiet civilian life as a railway engineer in Kenya. But his hard-won peace is shattered when fellow SOE operative, Adrian Snow – ‘Cloak’ to his ‘Dagger’ – arrives out of the dust with news that will drag Tate back to one chilling day in 1942.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTargeted by assassins and forced to operate outside the law, Tate and Snow must resurrect their old partnership to stop a madman, in a lethal game of cat-and-mouse that takes them from the sun-scorched plains of Kenya to the frosty streets of Vienna.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePacked with explosive action and shifting loyalties, CODENAME 61 is Alex Shaw’s new pulse-pounding historical espionage thriller. Perfect for fans of Ken Follett’s Edge of Eternity and Charles Beaumont’s Oxford Spy Ring series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Alex Shaw:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnother excellent stripped-back, razor-edge thriller from Alex Shaw’ - \u003cem\u003eNew York Times bestselling author James Swallow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Alex Shaw is a master of the action thriller. Grabbed me from the first page and never let go’ \u003cem\u003eMichael Ridpath\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A perfect blend of spy fiction and political thriller’ \u003cem\u003eMatt Lynn\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53836085494033,"sku":"NLS9781836784241","price":10.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":54377891594513,"sku":"NIN9781836784241","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781836784241.jpg?v=1785932520","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/codename-61-book-alex-shaw-9781836784241","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}