The Second Midnight

From the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author comes a World War Two tale of one boy’s fight for survival in Nazi Europe

A secret mission…
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…

•Taylor is an acclaimed historical fiction writer who has won the CWA Historical Dagger three times (the only author ever to do so)

•The American Boy was a No.1 bestseller and sold over 260,000 copies in paperback. It was also a Richard and Judy Book Club pick

• This is an opportunity to pick up a new readership for Andrew in the ever-popular area of Second World War fiction

Competition: All the Light We Cannot See A God in Ruins Tombland The Mirror and the Light Execution. by Robert Harris Rory Clements Philip Kerr John le Carré Andrew Turpin Joseph Kanon Ken Follett Anthony Doerr Kate Atkinson C J Sansom Hilary Mantel S. W. Perry