A Time Without Shadows

Told by a writer with intricate experience as a spy in WW2 and it really showed through in the writing. A convincing, authentic and genuine account of an investigation into whether or not there was a deliberate betrayal of a WW2 SOE (Special Operations Executive) network named 'Scorpio'. A rather co......more

A Time Without Shadows was a very satisfying read; a complex plot starting with some obscure events of SOE in France in 1943 leading to an even more obscure SIS inquiry in 1986. I thought this novel was quite similar to The Lonely Margins, yet different enough to be worth reading. Just that couple o......more

The Author effortlessly creates the atmosphere of wartime France as ordinary people try to get on with their live while some patriots try create a Resistance against the occupying Germans. Phillip Maclean, a Scot living in France is desperately in love with a pretty French girl and misses evacuation......more

I am currently re-reading several of Ted Allbeury's books, which had me captivated at the time. His writing is still skilful and pacey, but I find in some of his books the storytelling ages in a way that his contemporaries Le Carré, Price and Deighton don't. This is not one of them. I am coming to th......more

Ted Allbeury has been writing since the early 1970s and is best-known for his espionage novels which he wrote based on his experiences as an intelligence officer in Britain. He writes with a certain flair; he knows his subject and is always interesting. This book tells the story of a modern day inve......more