Spies, Lies and Allies: Alan Parks, Catherine Merridale, Douglas Jackson
Sunday 20th September 2026
Overview
The mid-20th century and a world in turmoil is the perfect backdrop for three outstanding novels from three outstanding storytellers.
Deception is the riveting second novel in the terrific WW2 Joseph Gunner series by Alan Parks and sees covert ops in New York go badly wrong. Political and personal rivalries – and a body – provoke chaos in Catherine Merridale’s remarkable Moscow Underground. The hunt for killers leads to the very gates of Hell in Bloody Enemy, the explosive finale to Douglas Jackson’s acclaimed Warsaw Quartet series.
This event will be chaired by critic Paul Burke.
Tickets £12.75/£11.75 incl bf
Deception is the riveting second novel in the terrific WW2 Joseph Gunner series by Alan Parks and sees covert ops in New York go badly wrong. Political and personal rivalries – and a body – provoke chaos in Catherine Merridale’s remarkable Moscow Underground. The hunt for killers leads to the very gates of Hell in Bloody Enemy, the explosive finale to Douglas Jackson’s acclaimed Warsaw Quartet series.
This event will be chaired by critic Paul Burke.
Tickets £12.75/£11.75 incl bf
