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The second midnight  Cover Image Book Book

The second midnight / Andrew Taylor.

Summary:

"1939. As Europe teeters on the brink of war, Alfred Kendall is tasked with carrying out a minor mission for the British Intelligence Service. Travelling to Prague, he takes his troubled young son, Hugh, as cover. A terrible choice... When Hitler invades Czechoslovakia, Alfred is given an ultimatum by the Czech Resistance. They will arrange for him to return to England, but only if he leaves his son Hugh behind as collateral. A young boy stranded in Nazi terrain... Hugh is soon taken under the wing of a Nazi colonel - Helmuth Scholl. But even though Scholl treats Hugh well, his son, Heinz, is suspicious of this foreigner. And as the war across the continent intensifies, they are set on a path that will ultimately lead towards destruction..."--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780008368197
  • ISBN: 0008368198
  • ISBN: 9780008341831
  • ISBN: 0008341834
  • Physical Description: 422 pages ; 20 cm
  • Publisher: London : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2019.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"First published in the United Kingdom by Collins 1988"--Title page verso.
Subject: World War, 1939-1945 > Czechoslovakia > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > Czechoslovakia > Fiction.
Intelligence officers > Great Britain > Fiction.
Fathers and sons > Fiction.
Nazis > Fiction.
Czechoslovakia > History > 1938-1945 > Fiction.
Prague (Czech Republic) > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Spy fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.

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Covington Branch TAYLO A (Text) 33126023955069 Adult Fiction Available -


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