A gripping action-adventure tale set against the historic war-time backdrop of occupied Norway.
Born in the New Forest in 1962, Craig Simpson spent his childhood in southern England. At eighteen he packed his bags and headed off to veterinary school in Bristol. Soon realizing the study of anatomy wasn't for him and that in the wrong hands a scalpel could do more harm than good, he handed in his stethoscope and switched to studying science. The animal kingdom blew a collective sigh of relief. After graduating, he moved to Cambridge and spent a while juggling test tubes before realizing there had to be more to life. After fifteen years scaling the corporate ladder, and travelling widely in Europe and North America, he jumped ship to become an independent consultant. A keen amateur historian and inspired by true stories of remarkable courage shown by ordinary people, he set himself a challenge - to abandon the rat-race and write fictional adventure novels. He now lives between the New Forest and the Hampshire seaside.
Simpson's awareness of the divisions and dilemmas of a country
under foreign occupation and the injustice and ruthlessness
inherent in war itself, lifts this novel beyond run of the mill
heroics
*Books for Keeps*
The book is clearly the result of considerable research and
enthusiasm. This will appeal to readers of 14 upwards, particularly
boys. The relationship between the two contrasting brothers is
strongly conveyed through dialogue
*The School Librarian*
This book is written with an obvious understanding of how a young
boy might feel as he tries to understand the events taking place
around him. He is surrounded by adults who are having to kill and
who are being killed, all for a cause which he does not understand
and yet which at the same time hurts and confuses him
*Through the Looking Glass*
A terrific romp, full of car chases, explosions, stiff upper lips
and U-boats; fans of films starring Bruce Willis (or David Niven)
should love it
*TES*
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