{"product_id":"the-grand-illusion-by-syd-moore-9780861546978","title":"The Grand Illusion","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStep forward Daphne Devine - you are about to change the course of the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA breathtaking historical thriller.\u003c\/em\u003e Erin Kelly, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Skeleton Key\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVivid and thoroughly entertaining... More, please.\u003c\/em\u003e Guardian, best crime and thrillers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJune 1940. As World War Two rages, Daphne Devine remains in London, performing each night as assistant to stage magician Jonty Trevelyan, aka the Grand Mystique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen the secret service call.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor, aware of Hitler’s belief in the occult, the war office has set up a hidden cohort to exploit this quirk in the enemy’s chain of command.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDaphne and Jonty find themselves far from the glitz and glamour of the theatre, deep inside the lower levels of Wormwood Scrubs prison. Here, they join secret ranks of occultists, surrealists, and other eccentrics co-opted to the war effort. There is one goal: to avert invasion on British shores.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSoon Daphne realises she must risk everything if there is any chance of saving her country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuirky, clever and compelling.\u003c\/em\u003e Anna Mazzola, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Clockwork Girl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA rattling good read.\u003c\/em\u003e Barbara Nadel, author of \u003cem\u003eBelshazzar's Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471782789356,"sku":"9780861546978","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780861546978-the-grand-illusion.jpg?v=1775254085","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-grand-illusion-by-syd-moore-9780861546978","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}