The City of Echoes 9781787303898 Hardback

A dangerous mission is underway in Occupied Rome, right under the noses of the Gestapo.The acclaimed wartime thriller from the award-winning and internationally bestselling author ofMy Father’s House.May 1944. Rome is still ruled by the Gestapo, but the Allies are closing in.As tensions rise, John Mays work smuggling escaped prisoners of war to safety through the Vatican Escape Line grows ever more treacherous.When a hijacked strongbox of Nazi money is discovered, Mays Escape Line comrades hope to use it to help their cause. But the money has been stolen by an infamous Roman criminal: a man whispered about for his legendary ruthlessness.Mays mission to recover the looted cash will take him to dangerous extremes. As rumours infect the beleaguered city, Gestapo boss Paul Hauptmanns behaviour becomes increasingly desperate. Soon the pair are set on a deadly collision course which will test Mays courage to its limit.PRAISE FOR JOSEPH OCONNOR’As thrilling, beautiful and sensational a novel as you’ll read this year or any year’Sunday Times’Combines the pleasures of the ideal holiday read with those of a literary masterpiece’ Fintan O’Toole,Irish TimesA superb testament to humankinds bravery and resilience . . . moving and immersiveGuardian, Books of the Year