Operation Fortitude

Name: Operation Fortitude
Rating: 4.37 (197 reviews)

by Hilary Green Book 2 in the Kim Maxwell Thrillers series.

First published 2023

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France, 1944. Kim Maxwell is sent to investigate the death of SOE organiser Bernard Leblanc, officially an accident but marked by signs of betrayal. She works from the Bistro Le Renard Rouge with her lover and fellow agent Roland, whose cover as the chef places them in daily contact with German officers. Rumours of a plan called Enthaupten—Beheading—suggest that the killing protects a much larger operation.

The trail connects occupied France to the Allied deception surrounding D-Day and to a proposed attack on King George VI. Double agents and divided resistance loyalties make every source questionable, while the bistro’s success brings the enemy dangerously close to Kim and Roland’s hidden work. Their mission moves from clandestine murder inquiry to national security crisis, with the invasion timetable at risk if they expose themselves too soon.