{"product_id":"dead-ground-by-graham-hurley-9781801108546","title":"Dead Ground","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA young British nurse experiences the devastating Spanish Civil War and the dark side of the espionage game in this gripping World War Two thriller from Graham Hurley.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e1936. Anglo-Breton translator Annie Wrenne is working in Madrid when the Spanish Civil War breaks out. Annie becomes a nurse on the front line, but after falling in love with a patient, she ends up pregnant - and abandoned - by a man she thought she knew.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnnie passes the rest of the war in a haze, her only consolation her relationship with mysterious Republican fighter Carlos Ortega. Annie finds herself caught up in Ortega’s world, a web of intrigue, which leads to her recruitment into MI5.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn her first mission, Annie must pose as Ortega's wife and head to Algeciras. Hitler’s Operation Felix - his plan to control the Mediterranean and force Churchill to the negotiating table - has been set into motion, and the 'couple' must help prevent the Nazis from seizing Gibraltar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut Ortega has secretly been working for the Nationalists, part of Madrid’s Fifth Column. If it falls to Annie - and Ortega - to save the day for the Allied cause, can she trust a man who has changed sides yet again?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom award-winning author Graham Hurley, the latest thrilling instalment in the Spoils of War Collection, a non-chronological series of novels set during World War II and featuring some of the most momentous stories and figures of the era.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47362552987884,"sku":"9781801108546","price":21.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7185553482829.jpg?v=1772891460","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/dead-ground-by-graham-hurley-9781801108546","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}