Secrets of Malta
An escapist historical novel of women, spies and a world at war
$24.25
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
10 June 2024
Summary
Malta, 1943. The war in the air above Malta is over, but the battle for Europe is about to begin.
Margarita, a young singer in a Valletta nightclub, has seen her former lover Henry Dunn only once since breaking off their affair. His wife Vera, an enigmatic archaeologist, arrives at the club to tell her that Henry has disappeared, presumed dead. While investigating, Margarita stumbles upon the hunt for a notorious and dangerous spy: Nero.
As an unlikely bond develops between th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781804181782 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1804181781 |
| Author: | Cecily Blench |
| Publisher: | Bonnier Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Zaffre |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 10 June 2024 |
| Weight: | 308g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
“Blench’s first novel, The Long Journey Home (2021), won the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. Secrets of Malta, her second–with its developed characters in a mystery, intertwined with themes of life’s choices, all cast in smooth, mostly seamless prose–does not disappoint.” –Historical Novel Society
About The Author
Cecily Blench
Cecily Blench grew up in Herefordshire and studied at the University of York. She worked for an independent publisher before her debut novel The Long Journey Home was published in 2021. She now lives in Bristol and is a freelance writer and editor.
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