In 1945, World War II is ending. For Major Sally Honeychurch the war is just beginning.
Major Sally Honeychurch has spent two years as an agent behind enemy lines. Now the war is over, the women who risked their lives are no longer needed. Sally is back in civvy street, haunted by the French Resistance lover who died in her arms.
When terrorists smuggle an atomic bomb into London, the Head of MI6 urgently summons her for one more mission. Sally has inside knowledge few possess. She was there when the first atom bomb was assembled and detonated.
Sally is the only woman among hundreds of soldiers and intelligence agents hunting the terrorists. And she uncovers a clue to their identity that will rock the establishment to its foundations. To save London, she must not only track down the conspirators, she must also battle the prejudices of the men in charge.
This book starts slowly and gently and then near to then end it suddenly goes into overdrive and you are rushed along gasping!
With the end of the war various units are disbanding or amalgamating, and the first casualties are the women (after all they should be happy to go back to being housewives!), Major Sally Honeychurch ends up back as a French teacher, when all of a sudden she is called back into active service. She is one of the few people who have seen an atomic bomb, and she discovers that someone has brought one (or at least the parts to build one) into London!
Now she, and some ex-colleagues, are racing against the clock to find out who has arranged for this to happen and more importantly where and when!
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