Secrets of Malta
An escapist historical novel of women, spies and a world at war
Published on 29. February 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-1-80418-178-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
'An atmospheric tale of adventure and espionage' Sunday Times of Malta
Praise for Cecily Blench:
'A sweeping historical fiction masterpiece' My Weekly
'Evocative and atmospheric.' Wilbur Smith
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.
'An atmospheric tale of adventure and espionage' Sunday Times of Malta
Praise for Cecily Blench:
'A sweeping historical fiction masterpiece' My Weekly
'Evocative and atmospheric.' Wilbur Smith
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bonnier Books Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
308 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80418-178-2 (9781804181782)
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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.
in 2021. She now lives in Bristol and is a freelance writer and editor.