When the Germans Come

1940: Dover waits for the Nazi invasion… but what if Hitler’s agents are already here, among them?

Canadian journalist Jessica Marshall is reporting from Dover as the town is on the brink of a German invasion. But her story never makes it into the paper…

Meanwhile, Louis Renard, an intelligent, damaged man and onetime Scotland Yard murder detective, is recuperating from wounds received in the Dunkirk invasion, working in Dover’s barely functioning police station.

When a dancer is found murdered in a secret underground bunker, Renard refuses to turn a blind eye, and Jessica smells a scoop.

As the mystery deepens, Renard begins to dig deeper into the background of the murdered woman, while Jessica Marshall is lured further into a dangerous scheme, just as the threat from the looming invasion gets closer…

When the Germans Come is a thriller about the murky and frightening dark heart of wartime Britain we rarely see.

Praise for David Hewson:

“A winning combination of research and fiction.” - The Times

“A character-rich, history-drenched reading experience.” Booklist

“Hewson educates and entertains in equal measure” - Publishers Weekly

“Vivid and compelling. At once a richly wrought thriller, a love story and a warning that spans decades. I was thinking about this book for days after I'd closed it “ Sarah Pinborough, No 1 bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes

“Hewson writes with both power and grace, and is a true master of his craft.” Craig Russell, author of The Devil Aspect

'Murky and frightening this book will take you to the dark heart of a wartime Britain we rarely see.’ - Barbara Nadels, Author