Secrets of Malta: An escapist historical novel of women, spies and a world at war

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Cecily Blench

Secrets of Malta

Name: Secrets of Malta
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ISBN: 9781804181782

An escapist historical novel of women, spies and a world at war

Cecily Blench

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English

Zaffre
11 June 2024

Fiction & Literature; Second World War fiction; Historical romance; Sagas; Historical fiction

Malta, 1943. The war in the air above Malta is over, but the battle for Europe is about to begin.

Margarita, a young singer in a Valletta nightclub, has seen her former lover Henry Dunn only once since breaking off their affair. His wife Vera, an enigmatic archaeologist, arrives at the club to tell her that Henry has disappeared, presumed dead. While investigating, Margarita stumbles upon the hunt for a notorious and dangerous spy: Nero.

As an unlikely bond develops between the two women, and strange secrets emerge, an urgent quest to unmask Nero starts - before he can enact a deadly plan that may threaten the course of the war.

Praise for Cecily Blench:

'A sweeping historical fiction masterpiece' My Weekly

'Evocative and atmospheric.' Wilbur Smith

By: Cecily Blench
Imprint: Zaffre
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 308g
ISBN: 9781804181782
ISBN 10: 1804181781
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 11 June 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Cecily Blench grew up in Herefordshire and studied at the University of York. She worked for an independent publisher before her debut novel The Long Journey Home was published in 2021. She now lives in Bristol and is a freelance writer and editor.

Reviews for Secrets of Malta: An escapist historical novel of women, spies and a world at war

""Blench's first novel, The Long Journey Home (2021), won the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. Secrets of Malta, her second--with its developed characters in a mystery, intertwined with themes of life's choices, all cast in smooth, mostly seamless prose--does not disappoint."" --Historical Novel Society