{"product_id":"the-last-line-9781399721233","title":"The Last Line","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''John Cook is the Jack Reacher of 1940''s Britain'' - Damien Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMay 1940.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  With Nazi forces sweeping across France, invasion seems imminent. The English Channel has never felt so narrow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  In rural Sussex, war veteran John Cook has been tasked with preparing the resistance effort, should the worst happen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  But even as the foreign threat looms, it''s rumours of a missing child that are troubling Cook. A twelve-year-old girl was evacuated from London and never seen again, and she''s just the tip of the iceberg - countless evacuees haven''t made it to their host families.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  As Cook investigates, he uncovers a dark conspiracy that reaches to the highest ranks of society. He will do whatever it takes to make the culprits pay. There are some lines you just don''t cross.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eTHE LAST LINE is a blistering action thriller combined with a smart noir mystery, played out expertly against the taut backdrop of the \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant noir thriller set in the darkest days of the Second World War\u003c\/b\u003e * Stephen Leather *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonson delivers a cracking yarn, convincingly told. John Cook is the Jack Reacher of 1940s Britain\u003c\/b\u003e * Damien Lewis, author of THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vivid sense of place with tension on every level, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Line \u003c\/i\u003edripped with historical detail and authenticity. I absolutely loved it\u003c\/b\u003e * Marion Todd, author of SEE THEM RUN *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tough, taut wartime thriller that reads like a cross between Alastair MacLean and Lee Child and atmospherically conjures up the spectre of war, the threat of Nazi invasion and other evils uncomfortably close to home. \u003ci\u003eDad's Army\u003c\/i\u003e, it ain't!\u003c\/b\u003e * Robbie Morrison *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrilling and intriguing in equal measure. Like Jack Reacher on the Home Front in WWII\u003c\/b\u003e * Mason Cross *\u003cbr\u003eThe pace is quick and the action keeps coming. With well-chosen prose, the author gives the reader a snapshot of English countryside during wartime, with victory gardens, makeshift landing strips in farmers' fields and railway platforms full of evacuated children. It was a \u003cb\u003epage-turner and I couldn't get enough\u003c\/b\u003e * SaltyGalReads *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAddictively readable\u003c\/b\u003e * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere's not a dull moment to be found in Stephen Ronson's book, and it does a great job leaving its reader's hungry for more.\u003c\/b\u003e * surjit's Books Blog *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonson delivers a cracking yarn, convincingly told. John Cook is the Jack Reacher of 1940's Britain.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Damien Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vivid sense of place with tension on every level, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Line \u003c\/i\u003edripped with historical detail and authenticity. I absolutely loved it!\u003c\/b\u003e -- Marion Todd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738919973207,"sku":"9781399721233","price":18.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781399721233.jpg?v=1720050584","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-last-line-9781399721233","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}