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From USA TODAY bestselling author Kathryn Gauci comes a suspenseful new thriller filled with intrigue and atmosphere - a spy novel that you won't be able to put down. 'Meet me near the Galata Bridge in thirty minutes. On the quay - the Karak�y side - at the pier, opposite Ali's Fish Tavern. Don't be late.' There was a slight pause. 'Make sure you're not being followed.' 'How will I recognise you?' I asked. 'You won't. I will recognise you.' There was a click and the line went dead. Istanbul 1943. A place where you can easily lose yourself: an intoxicating mix of the orient - sweet and sensual - combined with an ever-present sense of adventure, intrigue, and danger. A place where the unknown lurks in the shadows of its famous winding streets and minarets; in every nightclub and backstreet cafe; on every ferry ride that makes you wonder if you will reach the other shore; and perhaps most of all, in the arms of every beautiful woman who declared her love for you. Elliot Caldwell, an OSS agent operating from neutral Turkey, finds himself entangled in a dangerous mission to aid the Austrian resistance group known as CASSIA or the Maier-Messner group, which delivers vital information about Nazi armaments factories, including the production of the infamous V-2 rocket. But after two men are found murdered, Elliot is forced to conclude there is a traitor in the network. In a cat-and-mouse game to uncover who it is, the network suffers a crushing blow with devastating consequences. Based on real events, this is the story of one of the most important resistance groups of WWII, whose contributions were crucial for Operation Crossbow and Operation Hydra, both preliminary missions for Operation Overlord. Skillfully woven and filled with intrigue, this is a story that fans of John le Carr�, Alan Furst, Philip Kerr, Daniel Silva, Charles Cumming, and Joseph Kanon will not want to miss.

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Kathryn Gauci is a critically acclaimed international, bestselling, author who produces strong, colourful, characters and riveting storylines. She is the recipient of numerous major international awards for her works of historical fiction.Kathryn was born in Leicestershire, England, and studied textile design at Loughborough College of Art and later at Kidderminster College of Art and Design where she specialised in carpet design and technology. After graduating, she spent a year in Vienna, Austria, before moving to Greece to work as carpet designer in Athens for six years. There followed another brief period in New Zealand before eventually settling in Melbourne, Australia.Before turning to writing full-time, Kathryn ran her own textile design studio in Melbourne for over fifteen years, work which she enjoyed tremendously as it allowed her the luxury of travelling worldwide, often taking her off the beaten track and exploring other cultures. The Embroiderer is her first novel; a culmination of those wonderful years of design and travel, and especially of those glorious years in her youth living and working in Greece. It has since been followed by more novels set in both Greece and Turkey. Seraphina's Song, The Carpet Weaver of Uşak, The Poseidon Network, and The Blue Dolphin: A WWII Novel.Code Name Camille, written as part of The Darkest Hour Anthology: WWII Tales of Resistance, became a USA TODAY Bestseller in the first week of publication. The Secret of the Grand H�tel du Lac became an Amazon Best Seller in both German Literature and French Literature. Both The Secret of the Grand H�tel du Lac and The Blue Dolphin received The Hemingway Finalist Award 2021.The Poseidon Network received The Hemingway Award 2020 - 1st Place Best in Category - Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBA) 20th Century Wartime Fiction.The Viennese Dressmaker received The Hemingway Award 2022 - 1st Place Best in Category - Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBA) 20th Century Wartime Fiction and The Coffee Pot Book Club Book of the Year Award - Gold Medal 2022 - 20th Century Historical FictionIn the Shadow of the Pyrenees received The Hemingway Award 2023 - 1st Place Best in Category - Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBA) 20th Century Wartime Fiction and The Coffee Pot Book Club Book of the Year Award - Gold Medal 2023 - 20th Century Historical FictionThe Song of the Partisans received the Readers' Favourite 2023 Gold Medal Award for Military Fiction.

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