{"product_id":"a-jewel-in-the-crown-paperback","title":"A Jewel in the Crown - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Bond meets Maisie Dobbs in this riveting new historical caper series featuring a gifted young socialist-turned-counterespionage spy on a World War II mission orchestrated by Winston Churchill himself...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e1940: \u003c\/i\u003e Weeks after the evacuation of Dunkirk, Germany is poised to invade a near-defenseless Britain. To safeguard the Crown Jewels from the Nazis, Winston Churchill devises a daring gamble to have them shipped overseas. The priceless artifacts will be secretly removed from the Tower of London and driven north to Scotland by two operatives posing as a young married couple, to be taken from there to Canada. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaitrin Colline--a Welsh coalminer's daughter and an ardent socialist--will play the wife of Lord Marlton, Hector Neville-Percy. A less likely couple is at first difficult to imagine. Yet Caitrin's bold, streetwise confidence and sharp wits complement Hector's social ease and connections, essential to a second part of their mission: uncovering Nazi sympathizers within the highest ranks of Britain's aristocracy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBattling enemies within and without, Caitrin wonders if anyone in their circle can be trusted--even her partner. And when unexpected events catapult her into a life-or-death chase across the continent, the morale of a nation and the fate of Europe itself in the balance.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50103174725855,"sku":"9781496749109","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Jje8prDfS99781496749109.webp?v=1781090428","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/a-jewel-in-the-crown-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}