Captain Grey's Gambit
Autor: | Gelernter, J. H. |
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EAN: | 9781324050551 |
Sachgruppe: | Belletristik |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Seitenzahl: | 240 |
Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 11.04.2023 |
Untertitel: | A Novel |
Schlagworte: | Geheimdienst / Roman, Thriller Literaturwissenschaft Spionage / Roman, Thriller |
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December 1803: A French invasion fleet is poised to cross the Channel and storm the beaches of southern England. A member of Napoleon's inner circle-disaffected by Napoleon's creeping tyranny-contacts the British naval intelligence service in hopes of defecting to London. His escape plan calls for a rendezvous at an international chess tournament in Frankfurt-a rare opportunity for him to travel outside France. Naval intelligence sends its top man-and best chess player-Captain Thomas Grey, to orchestrate the Frenchman's escape to England. But Grey's mission changes dramatically when the defector demands that his pro-Napoleon daughter come with him-expecting Grey to act not just as escort but kidnapper. The second novel in J. H. Gelernter's already lauded Captain Grey series, Captain Grey's Gambit continues a story that is "smart, fast, twisty, and dangerous" (Lee Child) in a "richly imagined early nineteenth-century world" (Richard Snow). The second novel in J. H. Gelernter's already lauded Captain Grey series, Captain Grey's Gambit continues a story that is "smart, fast, twisty, and dangerous" (Lee Child) in a "richly imagined early nineteenth-century world" (Richard Snow).