The Assassin's Mark
A Novel of the Spanish Civil War
Format:Paperback
Publisher:SilverWood Books Ltd
Published:20th Mar '13
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
September 1938. Spain's Civil War has been raging for two years, the outcome still in the balance. But rebel General Franco is so confident of winning that he has opened up battlefield tourism along the country's north coast. Jack Telford, a left-wing reporter, finds himself with an eccentric group of touristson one of the War Route's yellow Chrysler buses. Driven by his passion for peace, Telford attempts to uncover the hidden truths beneath the conflict. But Jack must contend first with his own gullibility, the tragic death of a fellow passenger, capture by Republican guerrilleros, a final showdown at Spain's most holy shrine and the possibility that he has been badly betrayed. Betrayed and in serious danger.
"This exciting story is flawlessly presented; most certainly there are noticeable shades of Agatha Christie, and even, I think, generous helpings of Graham Greene, but there is also the undeniable talent of an author who not only loves his craft, but whose own distinct writing skill is evident in every word." Jo Barton, jaffareadstoo.blogsport.co.uk
ISBN: 9781781321003
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
Weight: 492g
334 pages