By C. J. Sansom
A #1 internationally bestselling novel set in post-Civil warfare Spain via the writer of Dominion and the Matthew Shardlake Tudor secret seriesSeptember 1940: the Spanish Civil battle is over, Madrid lies in wreck, whereas the Germans proceed their march via Europe, and normal Franco evades Hitler's request that he lead his damaged nation into one more battle. Into this doubtful international comes a reluctant undercover agent for the British mystery provider, despatched to realize the boldness of Sandy Forsyth, an old-fashioned buddy became shady Madrid businessman. in the meantime, an ex-Red pass nurse is engaged in a mystery venture of her personal. via this risky video game of intrigue, C. J. Sansom's riveting story conjures a amazing experience of heritage unfolding and the profound influence of most unlikely offerings.
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I’m Sandy Forsyth. New boy. ’ He hauled in the suitcase and stood looking at them. His large brown eyes were keen and there was something hard in his face. ’ Bernie asked. ‘Braildon. Up in Hertfordshire. ’ ‘Yes,’ Harry said. ’ ‘Yeah. ’ ‘No? ’ ‘Cane you as soon as look at you,’ Bernie agreed. ’ Forsyth asked. ‘Wapping,’ Bernie said proudly. ’ Bernie had declared himself a socialist the term before, to general disapproval. Forsyth raised his eyebrows. ’ The new boy took a packet of Gold Flake from his pocket and pulled out a cigarette.
Muriel left the room. Prue had gone tense. Harry noticed that she had a teddy bear on her lap and was clutching it tightly. Will sighed. ‘When these raids began we started going up to the shelter after dinner. But some of the people there – well, they’re a bit common, Muriel doesn’t like them, and it’s pretty uncomfortable. Prue gets frightened. ’ He sighed again, staring out of the French windows across the back garden. Dusk was deepening into night and a clear full moon was rising. ‘It’s a bomber’s moon.
I’ll certainly help show him around, sir,’ he said carefully. Taylor eyed him keenly. ‘And let me know if there are any problems. Just a quiet word. We want to help Forsyth develop in the right direction. ’ That was clear enough. Harry said nothing. Mr Taylor frowned a little. Then an extraordinary thing happened. Something tiny moved on the master’s desk, among the papers; Harry saw it out of the corner of his eye. Taylor gave a sudden shout and jumped away. To Harry’s amazement he stood almost cringing, eyes averted from a fat house spider scuttling across his blotter.