The Traitors: A True Story of Blood, Betrayal and Deceit

An epic tale of love, dishonour, bravery, cowardice, betrayal and high-treason. Beautifully written. A stunning debut - Damien LewisThis debut by a 'superb young narrative historian' is an 'enthralling' look at British treachery during the Second World War - BooksellerA terrific read that is lucid, insightful and beautifully written. Josh Ireland's masterful prose breathes life into these complex, deceitful, yet profoundly fascinating traitors. Set against a backdrop of violent extremism and political failure, The Traitors rings a loud warning bell from history - Giles MiltonJosh Ireland's achievement is to tell the story of some of Britain's most inglorious, notorious and vainglorous characters in the most glorious and elegant way. He provides a warning for our times from this true story, painting the most vivid of pictures with the sharpest of novelist's pens - John BewStartlingly vivid . . . unmistakably a book of our times - Prospect MagazineIn this clever, racy book [Josh Ireland] tells the stories of four British citizens who served Nazi Germany . . . Ireland writes with a fine swagger. His characters and their contrivances are shabby, but they become, in his hands, the material for a book full of energy and stylish phrase-making. Employing the present tense throughout, he drags his readers right into the room with his subjects . . . Ireland dextrously plaits the four men's unsavoury stories together - The Times[Ireland] comments intelligently on their motives and describes enough of their worlds and views to give us essential context - The SpectatorIreland's book gives a good flavour of the personality defects that caused men to betray their country . . . Ireland tells their stories entertainingly, and examines their motives without prejudice - Daily Telegraph