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A breathtaking thriller combining espionage and combat, Prey is the story of the brutal battle for the skies during the darkest days of World War II.
1943. The war is turning against the Third Reich, but the Luftwaffe are eagerly exploiting a lethal blind spot in the RAF�s Lancaster bombers with their innovative upward-firing cannon.
 
MI5's Tam Moncrieff lobbies ceaselessly for a solution in the face of officials' indifference. His quest sees him accompanying a bombing raid deep into Nazi Germany that will change the course of the war.
The target is the Nazis' flagship city of Nuremberg. With bright moonlight and clear visibility, the conditions are perfect� for the enemy. The Luftwaffe are jubilant as they take out plane after plane.
With so many men dead or captured, can RAF Bomber Command overcome their darkest hour, when the predators have become the prey?
Graham Hurley's gripping Spoils of War Collection showcases key events of World War II and the books can be read in any order. For fans of Alan Furst, Simon Scarrow and John le Carr.
Reviews for the Spoils of War Collection
'Historical fiction of a high order' The Times
'Compelling and richly entertaining' Daily Mail
'Hurley [has] few rivals in this genre' Sunday Telegraph

Prey

  • By Graham Hurley

    A gripping World War Two thriller about the brutal battle for control of the skies during the Royal Air Force's darkest days.
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    Imprint: Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book / Pub date: July 2026 / Format: 229 x 148mm / Extent: 400 pages / Word Count: words
  • About the Author

    Graham Hurley is a documentary maker and a novelist. For the last two decades he's written full-time, penning nearly fifty books. Two made the short list for the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, while Finisterre � the first in the Spoils of War collection � was shortlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Award. Graham lives in East Devon with his lovely wife, Lin.

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