{"product_id":"the-second-traitor-hardcover-by-alex-gerlis","title":"The Second Traitor Hardcover by Alex Gerlis","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eCanelo\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2025-08-14)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e320\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9798217269877\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e567.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gerlis writes some of the best historical spy thrillers in the business and \u003ci\u003eThe Second Traitor\u003c\/i\u003e is no exception' \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Plenty of atmospheric intrigue to relish' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'The series showcases the ambiguity of espionage, and its human cost... Gerlis conjures up wartime London with skilfully deployed period detail in this atmospheric tale of deception and betrayal' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'An outstanding work of fiction from a writer at the top of his game... he is most certainly one of the spy fiction stars of today' Mark Ellis, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Embassy Murders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe countdown to invasion begins...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It's September 1940, and British intelligence is on high alert: the Nazi invasion of Britain is imminent. The German navy is assembling a vast fleet in Rotterdam to ferry men and materiel across the Channel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Meanwhile, a sinister organisation called The Group  a collection of British and Irish Nazi collaborators  is at work within the UK trying to pave the way for the Wehrmacht.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Invasion Warning Sub-Committee is established to counter this threat, and Charles Cooper, coming in from the cold after the disintegration of The Annexe, joins up and is tasked with cracking this nefarious network.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But that is not the only concern for the spy chiefs: the search for double agent 'Archie'  the Soviet spy and British traitor  is hotting up: they are now confident he works within MI6, and an elaborate scheme is set up to narrow down the list of suspects To make things worse, they now know for certain that a second traitor, 'Bertie', is also in play.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With suspicion at paranoia pitch, can MI6 clean house before the Nazis arrive to help them do it?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTaking the reader from wartime London to the south coast of England, from Berlin to neutral Ireland and from the German intelligence headquarters in Hamburg to the port of Rotterdam, \u003ci\u003eThe Second Traitor\u003c\/i\u003e is the second novel in Alex Gerlis's highly acclaimed Double Agent series, a follow-up to \u003ci\u003eEvery Spy a Traitor\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eAlex Gerlis was a BBC journalist for nearly thirty years and is the author of fourteen Second World war espionage thrillers, all published by Canelo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis first four novels are in the acclaimed Spy Masters series, including the best-selling \u003ci\u003eThe Best of Our Spies\u003c\/i\u003e which is currently being developed as a television series. \u003ci\u003ePrince of Spies\u003c\/i\u003e was published in March 2020 and was followed by three more in the Prince series. The Wolf Pack novels, which began with \u003ci\u003eAgent in Berlin,\u003c\/i\u003e first published in November 2021. His most recent series is the Double Agent series, beginning with \u003ci\u003eEvery Spy a Traitor\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlex was born in Lincolnshire and now lives in west London with his wife and two black cats, a breed which makes cameo appearances in all his books. Alex has two daughters and two grandsons and supports Grimsby Town, which he believes helps him cope with the highs and especially the lows of writing a novel. 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