A rip-roaring, action-packed adventure story, crammed with wit and excitement. The most entertaining and memorable detective duo in recent fiction!
1937 New York.
American inventor Robert Lucy has created a machine that can make flesh explode and airplanes stall in the sky.
In the wrong hands The Death Ray could change the course of history.
Hitler wants it. The British and Americans are determined to stop him.
But Lucy has disappeared in a suspected desertion to Germany.
English playwright — and revered British spy — Noël Coward and glamorous American journalist Lilli Madler are sent to find Lucy and destroy The Death Ray.
Racing across Europe, the unlikely duo form an alliance with a disgraced Luftwaffe pilot. Adopting an unusual disguise as members of a swing band they must use their charm and wit to outmaneuver the Nazis and seize The Death Ray first.
Noël and Lilli are intent on saving the world . . . And having fun at the same time!
The Death Ray is an alternative historical adventure crammed with wit and excitement. Perfect for fans of Ian Fleming’s James Bond, Len Deighton, Rory Clements, George MacDonald Fraser and Frank McAuliffe.
Genre: Historical
1937 New York.
American inventor Robert Lucy has created a machine that can make flesh explode and airplanes stall in the sky.
In the wrong hands The Death Ray could change the course of history.
Hitler wants it. The British and Americans are determined to stop him.
But Lucy has disappeared in a suspected desertion to Germany.
English playwright — and revered British spy — Noël Coward and glamorous American journalist Lilli Madler are sent to find Lucy and destroy The Death Ray.
Racing across Europe, the unlikely duo form an alliance with a disgraced Luftwaffe pilot. Adopting an unusual disguise as members of a swing band they must use their charm and wit to outmaneuver the Nazis and seize The Death Ray first.
Noël and Lilli are intent on saving the world . . . And having fun at the same time!
The Death Ray is an alternative historical adventure crammed with wit and excitement. Perfect for fans of Ian Fleming’s James Bond, Len Deighton, Rory Clements, George MacDonald Fraser and Frank McAuliffe.
Genre: Historical
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