Midnight (Kane)

In the summer of 1940, Jessie Fordham is no ordinary young woman. Scarred by her escape from France and driven by a fierce need to rescue her uncle from the Gestapo, she steps into the shadows of Britain's newly formed Special Operations Executive.Her codename is Midnight.Sent north for gruelling training at Barngate Hall, Jessie must prove she has the strength, cunning and resolve to become one of Churchill's secret warriors. But the SOE wants more than bravery. They demand silence, deception, and a willingness to walk into danger alone.As Europe falls under Nazi control, Jessie is drawn into a clandestine world of sabotage, coded messages and shifting loyalties. Haunted by family secrets and the memory of a lost love at Dunkirk, she learns that the fight ahead will test not only her skills, but her very sense of who she is.From the harsh beauty of the Lake District to the darkening skies over occupied France, Midnight's Child follows the making of Britain's most determined young agent and sets the stage for a war she can neither escape nor ignore. As a child, Tom Kane's family always insisted he was born in the corner of the living room, behind the TV. That strange assertion, true or false, seems to have set the tone for the rest of his life. Kane's mother inspired him to write. Science Fiction, in the form of Doctor Who and Isaac Asimov inspired his love of the genre. Monty Python inspired him to be silly and he continues to blame Billy Connolly for his infrequent bursts of bad language In the corner or behind the TV, what is officially known about Tom Kane's birth is that it took place in England on a dark and stormy night.

World War II has hardly begun and Britain is tearing at the seams. Fascists are marching in the streets, the IRA is bombing the heart of England, and German agents slip through the cracks of a nation unprepared for the shadows gathering within. And Jessie Fordham is about to walk straight into the chaos.Fresh from her escape across Europe, Jessie returns home expecting rest. Instead, she finds London fractured by political betrayal and espionage rivalries. MI5, MI6, Special Branch, and the SIS are at each other's throats, and Jessie is caught between them. Her closest allies are being lied to. Her enemies are multiplying. And someone inside the British government is helping the Nazis.When a deadly explosion rocks the Midlands, evidence points to an IRA cell funded with German equipment, and connected to Frank Fordham, Jessie's treacherous cousin. While Whitehall covers its tracks, Jessie learns the truth: Britain's war is no longer only on the continent. It has already arrived at home.Meanwhile Rose Sinclair, scarred by her torture in Paris, struggles to navigate a London that feels almost as dangerous as occupied France. Her nightmares stalk her waking hours, and someone wants her silenced before she can speak too freely.From Westminster conspiracies to Belfast back alleys, from MI5 interrogation rooms to the quiet countryside of Worcestershire where a mysterious inheritance awaits her, Jessie must confront forces far larger than herself. Spring Dawn, a hidden fascist movement inside Britain, is rising. And the Gestapo's most dangerous officer has just landed on British soil.As the noose tightens, Jessie must unravel a conspiracy that reaches from Parliament to Berlin… before the next strike plunges Britain into darkness.Espionage. Treason. Secrets buried at the heart of a nation. Jessie Fordham faces her most perilous battle yet - one fought not in enemy territory, but on British soil. As a child, Tom Kane's family always insisted he was born in the corner of the living room, behind the TV. That strange assertion, true or false, seems to have set the tone for the rest of his life. Kane's mother inspired him to write. Science Fiction, in the form of Doctor Who and Isaac Asimov inspired his love of the genre. Monty Python inspired him to be silly and he continues to blame Billy Connolly for his infrequent bursts of bad language In the corner or behind the TV, what is officially known about Tom Kane's birth is that it took place in England on a dark and stormy night.

A shattered réseau. A ruthless enemy. An SOE agent caught between survival and sacrifice.Winter 1942. The German grip on Vichy France tightens as the secret war intensifies. Jessie Fordham, an SOE agent with a growing reputation for impossible missions, is sent to the south of France to rebuild a broken resistance network. Marseille, Montélimar and the back roads between them become a deadly game of cat and mouse.But the city is riddled with betrayal. The Vichy police are hunting shadows, the Gestapo move freely through the streets, and the wrong word at a checkpoint can end everything. When Jessie is arrested and her cover begins to fray, she must rely on courage, cunning and the few friends she has left.As the crisis deepens, Jessie faces a harrowing choice: save the mission, or save herself.Meticulously researched and rich with tension, Midnight's Crisis is the fourth novel in Tom Kane's acclaimed Midnight Series, a story of resilience, trust and the cost of fighting for freedom in occupied Europe. As a child, Tom Kane's family always insisted he was born in the corner of the living room, behind the TV. That strange assertion, true or false, seems to have set the tone for the rest of his life. Kane's mother inspired him to write. Science Fiction, in the form of Doctor Who and Isaac Asimov inspired his love of the genre. Monty Python inspired him to be silly and he continues to blame Billy Connolly for his infrequent bursts of bad language In the corner or behind the TV, what is officially known about Tom Kane's birth is that it took place in England on a dark and stormy night.