Cold Harbour

Cold Harbour
Jack Higgins

An explosive World War Two adventure from the author of THE EAGLE HAS LANDED set on the eve of D-Day.A routine mission ends in icy terror for OSS agent Craig Osborne, as he floats helplessly in the sea off the coast of Brittany. The rumble of engines should signal rescue…But it is a German warship which appears out of the fog – hauling Osborne to safety and preparing him for the fight.As the time of invasion approaches, the Allies are ready to play their dirtiest trick: dispatching a highly trained killer behind German lines – in a disguised E-boat with the name Lili Marlene emblazoned on its prow…

Jack Higgins

Cold Harbour

Dedication

And this one for my daughter Sarah

Contents

Cover (#u607699ed-a0cb-59df-bb9c-0ebc9eb53b5e)

Title Page

Dedication

Publisher’s Note

Foreword

1

There were bodies all around, clear in the moonlight, some . . .

2

As Craig Osbourne reached the edge of St Maurice, there . . .

3

The crew busied themselves tying up and Hare and Osbourne . . .

4

Just behind the village of St Martin there was a . . .

5

Jack Carter was waiting on the landing as they went . . .

6

Croydon was thick with mist and a heavy rain was . . .

7

Munro sat by the library fire in a wing-back chair . . .

8

In the morning, it seemed like a nightmare. Something which . . .

9

It was just after seven on the following morning when . . .

10

Genevieve and Craig and René stayed below at Hare’s request . . .

11

When Genevieve went into her aunt’s sitting room, it was . . .

12

She slept well and didn’t dream and woke so suddenly . . .

13

The Grenadier in Charles Street was on the corner of . . .

14

As the Lili Marlene left Cold Harbour, Field Marshal Erwin . . .

15

She drifted down the great stairs on Priem’s arm as . . .

16

Himmler frequently spent the night in a small study adjacent . . .

17

On the afternoon of the following day, Jack Carter delivered . . .

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