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Daredevil spy seeks lost manuscript behind Nazi lines to win WWII.

Basil's War

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  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    28 February 2023

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Summary

A daredevil British agent goes behind enemy lines in this WWII-era spy thriller from Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and bestselling novelist Stephen Hunter.

Basil St. Florian is an accomplished agent in the British Army, completing dangerous missions across the globe. But going undercover in Nazi-occupied France during World War II might be his toughest assignment yet. He must search for a religious manuscript that doesn’t officially exist, one that genius professor Al…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781801104746
ISBN-10:1801104743
Author:Stephen Hunter
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:28 February 2023
Weight:206g
Dimensions:20mm x 128mm x 198mm
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Basil's War by Stephen Hunter - ISBN: 9781801104746
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

Thoroughly diverting… Splendid, gloriously entertaining romp

An outstanding WWII spy thriller. Basil St. Florian was the James Bond of his time – Nelson DeMille
One of the best thriller novelists around * Washington Post *
Stephen Hunter is worth every extravagant rave * NY Daily News *
The front rank of the thriller novelists * People *
Thoroughly diverting… Splendid, gloriously entertaining romp * Shots Mag *
A well-written, fast-moving, most enjoyable book that manages to describe the horrors of Nazi occupation without resorting to unpalatable, gory detail * Promoting Crime Fiction *

About The Author

Stephen Hunter

Stephen Hunter is the author of twenty novels and the retired chief film critic for the Washington Post, where he won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism. His novels include The Third Bullet, Sniper’s Honor, I, Sniper, I, Ripper, and Point of Impact, which was adapted for film and TV as Shooter. Hunter lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

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