One war. Six lives. Countless secrets. Their choices will echo through history.
December 1942, Nazi-occupied France. OSS officer Malcolm Parker parachutes into Brittany to revive the Resistance--only to land in a German trap. Wounded and hunted, his mission becomes survival.
In Paris, Marguerite Klotz hides in plain sight, playing the part of a barmaid. Under the protection of her uncle, Abwehr officer Rudy Goethe, she spies for the Nazis to keep her Jewish identity buried. As Goethe dismantles the Resistance from within, tremors are felt across the Channel.
In London, Gavin Briggs--an American smuggler turned reluctant saboteur--joins forces with seasoned SOE operator Arthur Cutter and the cunning Talia Crevier. Together, they set out to sabotage Goethe's growing network of informants and collaborators.
And below the surface of the Atlantic, U-Boat Captain Ulrich Foss faces a moral reckoning. Ordered to develop Germany's deadliest weapon--a submarine capable of launching V-2 rockets at the U.S.--he must choose between his morals and his country.
From the streets of Paris to the depths of the Atlantic, six lives collide in a war of deception, betrayal, and fragile alliances. As the clandestine war intensifies, survival hinges on more than skill--it demands trust.
From award-winning author Conor Bender comes a taut, emotionally charged thriller that explores the shadow war of World War II, where the line between loyalty and treachery is drawn in blood. For fans of Ken Follett and Lee Jackson.
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Praise for Conor Bender and The Clandestine War series:
"Terrific! Intriguing. A war story like no other told in clear, heart-beating prose. Read it now!" --Lee Jackson, author of the After Dunkirk series
"Conor Bender has woven pirates, treasure, Nazis, lost souls and unlikely heroes into a roaring good read of World War II historical fiction." --Sherry Tuffin, WWII Historian
"Jubilee is a top-flight World War II thriller that pulses with energy and intrigue. Conor Bender takes us into Occupied France and delivers a page-turning story of spies, lovers, and enemies, and a high-stakes mission that could go terribly, terribly wrong. A spellbinding and deeply satisfying thriller." --Michele Rubin, Cornerstones US
"Jubilee is a well-researched, well-executed work of fiction that is heavily based on real events. In fact, it feels almost difficult to call this historical fiction..." --The Caffeinated Reader
About the Author :
Conor Bender is a bestselling novelist and an award-winning writer of historical fiction. He is a past winner of the Hemingway 20th Century Wartime Historical Fiction Award and a finalist for the Goethe Award for Post-1750 Historical Fiction.
Before his writing career, Conor served as a Marine Corps officer, specializing as a logistician and foreign military advisor. He attained the rank of captain and deployed to Senegal in support of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali, as well as to Sicily and Norway. Conor currently resides in Charleston, South Carolina.
