Riptide aka Bluffing Mr. Churchill

Spring 1941: After ten years spying for the Americans, Wolfgang Stahl disappears during a Berlin air raid. The Germans think he's dead. The British know he's not. But where is he? MI6 convince US Intelligence that Stahl will head for London, and so Captain Cal Cormack, a shy American 'aristocrat', is teamed with Chief Inspector Stilton of Stepney, fat, fifty, and convivial, and between them they scour London, a city awash with spivs and refugees. But then things start to go terribly wrong and, ditched by MI6 and disowned by his embassy, Cal is introduced to his one last hope - Sergeant Troy of Scotland Yard... About the Author John Lawton has spent the last ten years making television programmes, mostly for Channel 4, and editing volumes of H. G. Wells' work. He is the author of the Detective-Sergeant Troy series of crime novels. He lives in Derbyshire. Genre : �Fiction Formats : EPUB Pages : 100 Written By 'a Sublimely Elegant Historical Novelist As Addictive As Crack' (daily Telegraph) The Inspector Troy Series Is Perfect For Fans Of Le Carré, Philip Kerr And Alan Furst. 1941. After Ten Years Spying For The Americans, Wolfgang Stahl Disappears During A Berlin Air Raid. The Germans Think He's Dead. The British Know He's Not. But Where Is He? Mi6 Convince Us Intelligence That Stahl Will Head For London, And So Captain Cal Cormack, A Shy American 'aristocrat', Is Teamed With Chief Inspector Stilton Of Stepney, Fat, Fifty And Convivial. Between Them They Scour London, A City Awash With Spivs And Refugees. When Things Start To Go Terribly Wrong, Ditched By Mi6 And Disowned By His Embassy, Cal Is Introduced To His One Last Hope - Sergeant Troy Of Scotland Yard... The fourth book in John Lawton's Inspector Troy series, selected by Time magazine as one of 'Six Detective Series to Savour' alongside Michael Connelly and Donna Leon.