The Night Drop by Ian D. Wright
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book is set in two eras. One portion plays out in 1943, when Jack Ross, a British Special Forces recruit is tasked with infiltrating a Nazi Base and examine the success or failure of a recent Allied bombing raid that was carried out. It becomes clear a mole is in operation from events that occur and Jack, along with the other operative’s race to find out just who they can truly trust. The other portion is set in 1965, when one of the suspects (I cannot tell you who without spoilers) returns to the town and seeks to clear his name. A murder prompts two investigative journalists to do their thing and when they come across Jack, they agree to help him find the real mole.
A very absorbing tale full of military maneuvers, stealth missions, who done it mystery and even a smidgen of romance. Against the backdrop of the Nazi era, this book is well researched, well written and certainly the complex characters highlight the plot twists by helping redirect our attentions until the story has twisted.


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