Traitors

2 primary works

Traitor's Gate

by Michael Ridpath

Published 1 June 2013

Conrad de Lancey has seen enough of evil: the shadow of fear on the faces of innocents; the roar of tanks through empty streets; the sudden lull before slaughter begins. Franco's bloody insurrection taught this Englishman all about hell. Arriving in his mother's country, the now Nazi Germany, Conrad is sick at heart. Even Berlin salutes fascism. Himmler's black-shirted troops rule the city, and every German arm bears a Swastika. But does every German heart belong to Hitler? Drawn into a world of danger and deceit Conrad and his friend Theo are united by a single ambition: to free the fatherland from the Fuhrer.

Shadows Of War

by Michael Ridpath

Published 21 July 2015

October, 1939: War has been declared, but until the armies massed on either side of the French-German border engage, all is quiet on the Western Front.

There are those who believe the war no one wants to fight should be brought to a swift conclusion, even if it means treachery.

A year ago, Conrad de Lancey came within seconds of assassinating Hitler. Now the British Secret Service want him to go back into Europe and make contact with a group of German officers they believe are plotting a coup.

But this is the Shadow War, and the shadows are multiplying: it's not only disaffected Germans who are prepared to betray their country to save it...