A Dangerous Game
By (Author) Mandy Robotham
HarperCollins Publishers
AVON, a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
29th January 2025
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Historical romance
Classic crime and mystery fiction
Thriller: serial killers
Espionage and spy thriller
War, combat and military adventure fiction
Historical adventure fiction
Second World War fiction
Cold wars and proxy conflicts
Paperback
384
Width 153mm, Height 234mm, Spine 24mm
270g
International bestselling author Mandy Robotham returns with a brand new tale set in 1950s London.
London, 1952. Seven years after the chaotic aftermath of World War II, London has is coming alive again, with jazz clubs and flickering cinema awnings lighting up the night sky.
But for widowed Helen Dexie Dexter, shes still a woman in a mans world. She longs to prove herself as an officer in the London Metropolitan Police, yet shes stuck intervening in domestics and making tea for her male colleagues.
Then Harri Schroder arrives, seconded from Hamburg to the Met. Haunted by the loss of his wife and child, Harri is unlike any man Dexie has ever known. Compassionate and sharp-witted, he sees her not as a threat, but as an intelligent, canny officer full of potential.
And when Harri is tasked with hunting down a Nazi war criminal-turned-respected-businessman, with connections to the upper echelons of British society, its Dexie he turns to for help.
But as their bond deepens, a deadly fog engulfs London. Dexie and Harri must expose the fugitive before he vanishes, risking everything for justice and each other
The new gripping and heart-wrenching historical fiction novel from international bestseller Mandy Robotham. Perfect for fans of Kate Quinn and Kristin Hannah
Praise for Mandy Robotham:
Powerful and haunting Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network
Incredibly powerful, harrowing but ultimately uplifting. I couldnt put this down. Katie Fforde, author of A Rose Petal Summer
Another fantastic page-turner. LP Fergusson, author of A Dangerous Act of Kindness
Mandy captured a chilling sense of tension and fear, knowing what was on the horizon. Suzanne Goldring, author of My Name is Eva
Intelligent and compelling. Candis
Mandy Robotham has been an aspiring author since the age of nine, but was waylaid by journalism and later enticed by birth. She's now a practising midwife who writes about birth, death, love and everything else in between. She graduated with an MA in Creative Writing from Oxford Brookes University. This is her first novel.