The Traitor Within

The truth always comes out. After the glorious victory at El Alamein, Colonel John Warrey’s military record is an enviable string of accolades. Now, however, the time has come for him to add Italian partisan to his chequered list of identities. Signs of Italian unrest offer the chance to destroy the volatile accord between Il Duce and the Reich. Warrey’s superiors are confident that he is the ideal man for the job and send him undercover via Switzerland to northern Italy. His mission – to unite the partisans in time to participate in a coordinated joint attack with the allied invasion of Sicily on 10 July 1943.

With the beautiful but cold Annaliese Copparo, who has suffered more than her fair share at the hands of the SS, posing as his wife, Warrey makes his way into Italy. But he soon finds himself confronted by people from all sides, who regard the English interloper with suspicion. The final volume sends Warrey through Switzerland into northern Italy to coordinate resistance with the Allied landing, while professional secrecy and Margo Cartwright’s revenge threaten to destroy his marriage from within.