A Good War A Johnny Swift Thriller Omnibus

The Assassins
1914.
Tensions are reaching boiling point in Europe and the threat of war is imminent.
Johnny Swift, a young and brash diplomatic clerk employed by the British embassy is sent to infiltrate the 'Young Bosnians', a group of idealistic conspirators planning to murder Franz Ferdinand. The heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, in a bid to liberate their country from the monarchy's grip.
Swift has been having an affair with his employer's wife, Lady Elizabeth Smyth. Sir George Smyth dispatches the agent on the dangerous mission, believing that it will be the last he will see of his young rival.
The agent manages to infiltrate the Young Bosnian conspirators' cell, helped by Lazlo Breitner, a Hungarian Civil Servant.
However, Swift soon realises that he may be in over his head. His gambling debts and taste for beautiful women prove the least of his problems as he struggles to survive on his wits in the increasingly complex - and perilous - world of politics and espionage.The Dardanelles Conspiracy
January 1915.
The Western Front has descended into trench warfare. In the East an opportunity arises for the Allies to bypass the stalemate.
Desperate to preserve a truce in his sector of the front and with it the lives of his men, Johnny Swift a reckless former diplomat is caught warning the Germans of a trench raid.
Sir George Smyth, Swift's former superior has negotiated a stay of execution. In return, Swift is dispatched to Constantinople on a perilous mission to bribe the Turkish government and open the backdoor into Germany.
This does not stop the disgraced diplomat enjoying the delights of the orient, while trying to negotiate the labyrinthine power struggles within the Turkish government.
Swift uses all his guile to complete his mission, but finds his efforts blocked by his old friend and nemesis Lazlo Breitner, now an official at the Austro-Hungarian Embassy.
The agent moves from the drinking dens at the crossroads of the world to the opening battles of the Gallipoli campaign - and with it a chance to redeem his reputation.Enemies & Allies
November 1916.
The war of attrition is taking its toll on the Allied powers and cracks are starting to appear.
Captain 'Blinker' Hall, Head of Naval Intelligence, must strive to keep the alliance with France alive - and use all his guile to bring the Americans into the war.
Johnny Swift is convalescing in London, working for Naval Intelligence.
Hall knows how to use Swift's talents for duplicity to their fullest and sends him to Paris to flush out a traitor undermining the French war effort.
Swift takes up his role in Paris and is soon caught in a web of intrigue involving Mata Hari, the Dreyfus Affair, and the catastrophe of the Nivelle Offensive.
The fate of the conflict rests on a knife edge.
Alan Bardos studied an MA in TV Script Writing at De Montfort University.
Praise for Alan Bardos:
'With its war-damaged, womanising, loose cannon of an anti-hero, Johnny Swift, The Dardanelles Conspiracy vividly captures the flux and uncertainty - as well as the horror - of war.' R.N. Morris, bestselling author of A Gentle Axe'A cracking read, highly recommended.' Roger A Price, bestselling author of Nemesis
'Very engaging and informative' Shaun Lewis, bestselling author of The Custom of the Trade
'Well worth it. A total fascination' Jan Needle, bestselling author of Napoleon: The Escape
'Written with polished panache, it kept me gripped from the first to last.' A.A. Chaudhuri, author of The Scribe



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