The Swiss Appointment
(2019)(The third book in the Xanthe Schneider Enigma Thriller series)
A Novella by David Boyle
England, Autumn 1941.
Xanthe Schneider is starting to feel a little more positive about life, despite the war that rages on. She is comfortable living at Bletchley, her son, Indigo, is a happy, healthy six-month-old and the unwelcome memories of the dangerous missions she undertook to Berlin and Greece are receding.
But Xanthe is still troubled by 'sightings' of the man she almost fell in love with, who died in an act of heroism during an air raid. It can't be him, but yet...
The team at 'Hut 8' in Bletchley have been successful at breaking the German coding system but in times of war, technology moves fast, and the Nazis are developing a new, more sophisticated system. The British government know that a factory in neutral Switzerland are supplying Germany with a vital component for their coding machine.
If they could slow down or stop the manufacture of this part, it might just buy them enough time to gain ground on the Nazis.
Xanthe is again sent out into the field, under her guise as a journalist, to use her diplomatic skills to influence the course of the war.
This third episode of Xanthe adventures puts the spotlight on neutral Switzerland and the dilemmas it faced with trading to other countries in World War Two.
'Authentic and compelling... Boyle captures the paranoia and peril of the era.' Roger Moorhouse, author of Berlin at War
David Boyle is a British author and journalist who writes mainly about history and new ideas in economics, money, business and culture. He lives in Crystal Palace, London. His books include Alan Turing: Unlocking the Enigma, Before Enigma, Operation Primrose, Rupert Brooke: England's Last Patriot, Peace on Earth: The Christmas Truce of 1914, Jerusalem: England's National Anthem, Unheard Unseen: Warfare in the Dardanelles, Towards the Setting Sun: The Race for America and The Age to Come.
Genre: Thriller
Xanthe Schneider is starting to feel a little more positive about life, despite the war that rages on. She is comfortable living at Bletchley, her son, Indigo, is a happy, healthy six-month-old and the unwelcome memories of the dangerous missions she undertook to Berlin and Greece are receding.
But Xanthe is still troubled by 'sightings' of the man she almost fell in love with, who died in an act of heroism during an air raid. It can't be him, but yet...
The team at 'Hut 8' in Bletchley have been successful at breaking the German coding system but in times of war, technology moves fast, and the Nazis are developing a new, more sophisticated system. The British government know that a factory in neutral Switzerland are supplying Germany with a vital component for their coding machine.
If they could slow down or stop the manufacture of this part, it might just buy them enough time to gain ground on the Nazis.
Xanthe is again sent out into the field, under her guise as a journalist, to use her diplomatic skills to influence the course of the war.
This third episode of Xanthe adventures puts the spotlight on neutral Switzerland and the dilemmas it faced with trading to other countries in World War Two.
'Authentic and compelling... Boyle captures the paranoia and peril of the era.' Roger Moorhouse, author of Berlin at War
David Boyle is a British author and journalist who writes mainly about history and new ideas in economics, money, business and culture. He lives in Crystal Palace, London. His books include Alan Turing: Unlocking the Enigma, Before Enigma, Operation Primrose, Rupert Brooke: England's Last Patriot, Peace on Earth: The Christmas Truce of 1914, Jerusalem: England's National Anthem, Unheard Unseen: Warfare in the Dardanelles, Towards the Setting Sun: The Race for America and The Age to Come.
Genre: Thriller
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