Last Flight to Stalingrad

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'Historical fiction of a high order... Hurley's descriptions of the cauldron of Stalingrad, and of Shakespearean vengeance are well worth relishing' The Times Berlin, 1942. For Werner Nehmann, a journalist at the Ministry of Propaganda, the dizzying victory of the last four years has felt like a party without end. But the Reich's attention has turned East, and as winter sets in, the mood is turning. Werner's boss, Joseph Goebbels, can sense it. His words have propelled Germany towards its greater destiny and he won't - he can't - let morale falter now. But the Minister of Propaganda is uneasy and in his discomfort has pulled Werner into his close confidence. And here, amid the power struggle between the Nazi Chieftains, Werner will make his mistake and begin his descent into the hell of Stalingrad... Last Flight to Stalingrad is part of the SPOILS OF WAR Collection, a thrilling, beguiling blend of fact and fiction born of some of the most tragic, suspenseful, and action-packed events of World War II. From the mind of highly acclaimed thriller author GRAHAM HURLEY, this blockbuster non-chronological collection allows the reader to explore Hurley's masterful storytelling in any order, with compelling recurring characters whose fragmented lives mirror the war that shattered the globe.

Graham Hurley is the author of the acclaimed Faraday and Winter crime novels and an award-winning TV documentary maker. Two of the critically lauded series have been shortlisted for the Theakston's Old Peculier Award for Best Crime Novel. His thriller Finisterre, set in 1944, was shortlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. grahamhurley.co.uk

Historical fiction of a high order * The Times * An intelligent, intricately plotted, and fabulously readable foray into the Second World War from a German perspective... Last Flight to Stalingrad is a dynamic, commanding slice of historical fiction that I highly recommend' * LoveReading * [This] series proves what a fine writer Hurley is, and one totally in command of his research * Shots Mag * His description of the cauldron of Stalingrad, and of the Shakespearean vengeance Nehmann takes there, are well worth relishing * The Times * An inherently gripping novel from first page to last, Last Flight to Stalingrad fully showcases author Graham Hurley's genuine flair as a novelist for the kind of narrative driven storytelling that will keep and hold the reader's rapt attention from first page to last * MidWest Book Review * Compulsively readable... Fans of the late Philip Kerr's Bernie Gunther series will be enthralled' * Publishers Weekly * The inclusion of real historical figures works well and acute observations of character, time and place make this an outstanding historical novel. This compendium of fear, betrayal, brutality and death at its most horrible is gripping, realistic and insightful * Crime Review *