France, 1940. Hedda, a bilingual Polish–German woman whose parents have died under Nazi persecution, is recruited by British intelligence. She volunteers for a top-secret mission: to replace an appointee to the German embassy in occupied Paris.
Hedda - Colonel Peter Haden
Hedda’s breath-taking espionage provides highly classified intelligence to London: information on Operation Sea Lion, Hitler’s invasion of the United Kingdom; atrocities against men and women in Dachau that support US President Roosevelt’s drive to enact Lend-Lease; and advance warning of Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of Russia.
Colonel Peter Haden’s epic novel blends lives and love affairs, a page-turning plot, authentic military action and historic detail into a thriller that will have readers hooked.
A graduate of the University of Leeds, Colonel Peter Haden was a professional soldier for twenty- five years. He commanded a battalion and served as a staff officer at the highest level in the Ministry of Defence prior to undertaking a successful business career. He lives in Llannerch-y-medd on the Isle of Anglesey.
Peter Haden originally wrote Jan, book one of the trilogy, as a tribute to his Uncle Jan’s escape from Poland to UK in 1939, and to the thousands of Poles who fought with the Allies in WW2. Reviewed likening Jan to a Follett or an Archer, and with readers’ requests indicating wide enthusiasm for a sequel, Hedda is a stunning response.
RELEASE DATE: 28/04/2023
ISBN: 9781915603517 Price: £10.99