The '44 Vintage

By the CWA Gold Dagger award-winning author of Other Paths to GloryA few weeks after D-day the German army in the West is retreating with the British and the Americans in hot pursuit. But Major O''Conor ex-liaison officer with the Yugoslav Partisans is conducting his own private war. As he leads his hand-picked team of ruthless fighters deep behind the German lines it becomes clear that he regards French Resistance units and British Intelligence agents as more dangerous to his mission than the Germans. So it is unfortunate for him that two interpreters attached to his task force happen to be Second-Lieutenant Audley and Corporal Butler already revealing the cunning and resourcefulness that in earlier novels has taken them to the very top of their field. Major O''Conor''s startling objective remains unknown to everyone except himself until the final pages - where a shattering surprise lies in store.