The Great Swindle by Pierre Lemaitre (PB)

The Great Swindle by Pierre Lemaitre (Paperback)

"One of the most pleasurable reading experiences of recent years" - David Mills, The Sunday Times

October 1918: the war on the Western Front is all but over. Desperate for one last chance of promotion, the ambitious Lieutenant Henri d'Aulnay Pradelle sends two scouts over the top, and secretly shoots them in the back to incite his men to heroic action once more.