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The war ended in 1945, but for some, the killing never stopped.

1940

A bomb drops destroying everything London railwayman Jim Tate holds
dear. Fuelled by a desperate desire for vengeance, Tate passes selection
for the elite Special Operations Executive (SOE), transforming into a
deadly, German-speaking commando tasked with wreaking havoc in
Nazi-occupied France.

1961

Tate has traded the shadowy world of espionage for a quiet civilian life
as a railway engineer in Kenya. But his hard-won peace is shattered when
fellow SOE operative, Adrian Snow - 'Cloak' to his 'Dagger' - arrives
out of the dust with news that will drag Tate back to one chilling day
in 1942.

Targeted by assassins and forced to operate outside the law, Tate and
Snow must resurrect their old partnership to stop a madman, in a lethal
game of cat-and-mouse that takes them from the sun-scorched plains of
Kenya to the frosty streets of Vienna.

Packed with explosive action and shifting loyalties, CODENAME 61 is
Alex Shaw's new pulse-pounding historical espionage thriller. Perfect
for fans of Ken Follett's Edge of Eternity and Charles Beaumont's Oxford
Spy Ring series.

Praise for Alex Shaw:

Another excellent stripped-back, razor-edge thriller from Alex Shaw' -
New York Times bestselling author James Swallow

'Alex Shaw is a master of the action thriller. Grabbed me from the first
page and never let go' Michael Ridpath

'A perfect blend of spy fiction and political thriller' Matt Lynn

Book details

• Full title: Codename
• Subtitle: 61
• Author: Alex Shaw
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 284
• EAN: 9781836784241
• ISBN: 1836784244
• ID: 53303230
• Publisher: Boldwood Books Ltd
• Weight: 255 g
• Dimensions: 198 × 129 × 18 mm
• Date of publishing: 09. August 2026

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