Nightwalk

Young Guy Duplessis' quiet war in Occupied France becomes a turmoil when he finds his parents slain and kills a German looter. Panic-stricken, Guy and his soulmate terrier Colonel flee central France across the Channel. They walk by night and hide by day -- a gruelling trek -- to cheat death by a hairsbreadth again and again. Guy is catapulted from anti-hero to clandestine warrior as a Special Operations Executive agent in France. Finding skills and courage he thought unimaginable, the young Frenchman rebuilds the network around Le Mans, leading teams in devastating attacks on vital installations. Then he is betrayed. Home turf is the setting for his final mission, one so vital that failure will cost Britain the war. And then he is betrayed again. Will he return home to the woman he loves?Explosive action and nail-biting suspense intermingle with tenderness, passion and warmth that will keep the pages turning and the bedside light burning until the wee small hours.