J. H. Gelernter

Captain Grey's Gambit: A Novel (A Thomas Grey Novel) (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A taut historical thriller for fans of The Queen's Gambit and James Bond.

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 circledisaffected by Napoleon's creeping tyrannycontacts the British naval intelligence service in hopes of defecting to London. His escape plan calls for a rendezvous at an international chess tournament in Frankfurta rare opportunity for him to travel outside France. Naval intelligence sends its top manand best chess playerCaptain 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 himexpecting 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).

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. April 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780393867077
• Artikelnr.: 62180192

Autorenporträt

J. H. Gelernter lives in Connecticut. He is the author of the Thomas Grey novels, Hold Fast and Captain Grey's Gambit.