{"product_id":"martin-s-eyes-iain-ballantyne","title":"Martin's Eyes by Iain Ballantyne (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e'Powerful and gripping - move over Len Deighton!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRobert Lyman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, historian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e'This is an ambitious and atmospheric novel of wartime intrigue and adventure. Although it spans many theatres of war - and numerous gritty war stories - it hinges on a small number of characters you come to care about, and who consistently surprise right up to the final pages'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePhil Craig\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e1945 The Reckoning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e'An unforgettable saga of converging destiny of captive and captor, set in the ruins of vengeance-torn Europe at war's end.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJulian Stockwi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003en, novelist, best-selling author of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eKydd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series and other books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAustria, 1946\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. In a remote hunting lodge hidden deep in the forests of a shattered Europe, two men face each other across a kitchen table. One is a fugitive Nazi. The other has come to bring him to justice. Between them lies a gun — and the ghosts of a war that refuses to die.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs captor and captive trade stories, truth and deceit entwine. Their recollections span a continent in flames: from the Blitz that tore through a British city to the brutal siege of Monte Cassino; from the frozen hell of the Eastern Front to the chaos of a death march. Loyalties and lives were tested to breaking point.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross this epic story there is much that is not as it seems. As the day draws on, hidden identities, a forbidden love and long-buried betrayals surface — until some players in this tense drama must reckon with not only their foe, but also themselves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy the time evening approaches and the world slides into the shadow of the Cold War, one question remains: in a landscape where so many souls are stained by conflict, is anyone entirely guilt free?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMartin’s Eyes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an enthralling historical thriller of conscience and survival — where the line between hero and villain is sometimes blurred by the ashes of war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e'Iain Ballantyne has written a gripping novel of love, betrayal and espionage spanning the years of the Second World. Martin's Eyes is John Le Carre meets Alistair MacLean.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGavin Mortimer,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStirling's Men\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u0026amp;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Phoney Major\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e'An impressive and highly ambitious debut. The detail is superb, the characters are compelling and the action is relentless\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAlexander Norman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCaptain de Havilland's Moth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e'Martin's Eyes is a terrifically gripping WW2 novel. Beautifully written and wonderfully atmospheric it tells a compelling tale of wartime life in all its aspects. Masterly!'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMark Ellis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, author of the award-winning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFrank Merlin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e WW2 London detective series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e'Written with the flourish of a storyteller and the eye for detail and accuracy of a historian, Martin's Eyes is an engrossing thriller, a searing blend of war, crime, psychology and history. Iain Ballantyne perfectly captures the mood, chaos and ambiguity of the immediate post-war period on the Continent, taking the reader into a dark - and often forgotten - world where the line between justice for victims of Nazi crimes and revenge are frequently blurred.'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRichard Hargreaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, author of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOpening the Gates of Hell: Operation Barbarossa, June - July 1941.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chiselbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54850614559063,"sku":"9781917837408","price":23.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/4569\/5575\/files\/22956783482870.jpg?v=1788296322","url":"https:\/\/somiibooks.com\/products\/martin-s-eyes-iain-ballantyne","provider":"Somiibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}