The Return

The fate of Britain rests on one unlikely spy in this rich, atmospheric WWII thriller, from the award-winning author of Moskva and Nightfall BerlinAn unlikely spy.July 1940. As Britain braces itself for invasion, ex-Tommy and safecracker Bill O'Hagan is glad to have escaped the battlefield. But when a job goes wrong, he finds himself forced to serve his country once more.A former king.Spurned by his government and fearing for his life, the Duke of Windsor flees to Portugal with the woman for whom he abdicated the throne, Wallis Simpson. As a web of Nazi trickery threatens to ensnare him, his fate and the fate of Britain rest on one man.The fate of a nation in their hands.Dropped on an occupied Channel Island without backup, Bill must crack an enemy safe and get its contents to safety. Failure will devastate any hope Britain has of winning the war.But with the layers of deception and intrigue drawing ever more tightly around them, Bill and the Duke both learn they aren't the only players in this game. And Berlin - which has the Duke in its own sights - is plotting its greatest move yet . . .

“Praise for Jack Grimwood”

Intricately plotted, rip-roaring World War Two adventure - proper heroes, proper villains, royal intrigue and grounded in real history -- Ian Rankin -
Matches Robert Harris, Joseph Kanon, Ken Follett and John le Carré thrill for thrill in this breath-taking WWII story of atmospheric suspense, daring espionage and political intrigue, set in the tense depths of Britain's Darkest Hour What's On Glasgow
Triumphant... The synthesis of real and fictitious characters is handled with panache by the talented Grimwood Financial Times
Top-notch . . . the suspense never wavers Crimetime
Highly entertaining . . . The plot is splendidly complicated. Like most good adventure novels set in recognizable history, Grimwood offers readers an enticing "what if?" Scotsman
Fact and fiction merge in a rip-roaring yarn. Excellent Sun
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A fine book . . . for those who enjoy vintage le Carré -- Ian Rankin -
Grimwood is a damned fine writer Independent
The new le Carré . . . an absolutely brilliant page turner . . . if you love thrillers, Jack Grimwood is a name you need to remember BBC Radio 2 The Sara Cox Show
Spring's best thriller Observer
A powerful, addictive, twisty tale where no-one can be trusted -- David Young, author of Stasi Child -
'Note-perfect, multi-layered, rugged as a T-34 tank. Grimwood is about to become your new favourite thriller writer Independent
The writing is elegant, the dialogue razor sharp, the characters drawn economically but effectively, and the action is unrelenting SciFi Now
The superior spy thriller of the year. Le Carré fans will be delighted -
A compulsive and supremely intelligent thriller from a master stylist -
An intriguing thriller Literary Review
Mesmerising, surefooted, vividly realised . . . something special in the arena of international thrillers Financial Times
Even better than Child 44 . . . A blizzard of exciting set pieces, superbly realized Daily Telegraph
An extraordinarily atmospheric and immersive read ... escapism at its best Good Housekeeping
So atmospheric, so elegantly written . . . like Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch, or like early le Carre. I really recommend it. I just disappeared into it totally -- Marian Keyes -
The thriller of the summer ... Grimwood raises the stakes in this dark, twisty tale iPaper
Fact and fiction merge in what they used to call a rip-roaring yarn that is totally credible. Excellent. The Sun

Jack Grimwood, a.k.a Jon Courtenay Grimwood, was born in Malta and christened in the upturned bell of a ship. He grew up in the Far East, Britain and Scandinavia. Apart from novels, he writes for national newspapers including The Times, Telegraph, Independent and Guardian. Jon is two-time winner of the BSFA Award for Best Novel, first with Felaheen, and then End of the World Blues. His literary novel, The Last Banquet, published under the name Jonathan Grimwood, was shortlisted for Le Prix Montesquieu 2015. His work has been translated into fifteen languages. He is married to the journalist and novelist Sam Baker. Island Reich is his third thriller.jackgrimwood.comjonathangrimwood.comj-cg.co.uk@joncg

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