Harry Douglas International Mystery Series
Praise for Book One in the series:
“…Turner’s sleek postwar mystery is fast moving and highly
polished…The suspense runs high in this novel, which has a strong
cast, an unrelenting energy, and a consistent devotion to the truth…A
highly stylized, quick-witted mystery with attractive characters and
an effective postwar plot.”
—KIRKUS REVIEWs
Book One
1948. Under the guise of exclusive Savile Row and posh gentlemen’s clubs, upscale clothier Otis Battersby has managed to conceal his insidious business dealings, until one Saturday morning in September.
Cheers for Book Two: Mission Budapest
“…Turner’s meticulously researched tale has all of the elements for a compelling spy novel: murmurs of war, dashing spies, late-night poker games, and sly but virtuous women with an air of mystery… An urbane spy novel steeped in the atmosphere of pre-war Budapest.
–KIRKUS REVIEWs
Book Two
1938. Europe teeters on the brink of war. After agent Tennyson Neale
discovers a plot to eliminate Czechoslovakia from the European
map, he is found hanging from a lamppost on Budapest’s Chain Bridge.
Is Neale a traitor or an unwitting pawn in Hungary’s deadly power games?
Applause for Book Three: Assignment in Oran
“…this is a work overflowing with historical savvy and intelligence, enlivened by the fleeting glimmers of hope that sparkle in the darkness of the era…A suspenseful thriller that radiates historical verisimilitude.”
–KIRKUS REVIEWs
Book Three
June 1940. Britain stands alone. The French have signed an armistice with Hitler’s Germany. If the French Navy–fourth largest in the world–falls to German or Italian control, the whole of the Mediterranean will yield to the Nazi war machine. To preserve its independence, Britain must secure vessels of the French fleet moored in the harbor at Mers-el-Kebir.
Amid North Africa’s treachery and dark intrigue, agents Douglas and MacLeod are dispatched to Oran.
