Review
“Mark Mills is a superb writer, and
The Information Officer is a superb read.” —Joseph O’Neill, author of
Netherland“
The Information Officer ratchets up the tension with each page, leading to a pulse-pounding climax that will remain with you long after the tale has ended. Wartime Malta comes alive in this meticulously researched and beautifully written portrait of an island on the edge.”—Olen Steinhauer, author of
The Tourist"A forgotten corner of World War II rediscovered and expertly revealed to us. Fascinating and shrewdly compelling—Mark Mills does it again."—William Boyd, author of
Restless
"A lush, romantic thriller, skillfully crafted by master stylist Mark Mills." —George Pelecanos, author of
The Way Home
"
The Information Officer is both great historical fiction and a first-rate thriller. Mark Mills has taken a harrowing and often-forgotten conflict, populated it with believable and compelling characters, and then turned up the heat. This is a novel that works on every level."—David Liss, author of
The Devil’s Company
Product Description
Mark Mills's bestselling novels
Amagansett and
The Savage Garden have won him widespread acclaim for his singular brand of suspense. Weaving a haunting and atmospheric historical backdrop with a tense plot of murder and an unforgettable love story, he delivers another riveting tale in
The Information Officer.
Summer 1942: Malta, a small windswept island in the Mediterranean, has become the most bombed patch of earth on the planet, worse even than London during the Blitz. The Maltese, a fiercely independent people, withstand the relentless Axis air raids.
Max Chadwick is the British officer charged with manipulating the news on Malta to bolster the population's fragile esprit de corps. This is all, besides a few broken-down fighter planes, that stands in the face of Nazi occupation and perhaps even victory—for Malta is the stepping-stone the Germans need between Europe and North Africa.
When Max learns of the brutal murder of a young island woman—along with evidence that the crime was committed by a British officer—he knows that the Maltese loyalty to the war effort could be instantly shattered. As the clock ticks down toward all-out invasion, Max must investigate the murder—beyond the gaze of his superiors, friends, and even the woman he loves.
Filled with remarkably poignant and atmospheric details of life under siege, and indelible characters who live and breathe,
The Information Officer is a taut, transporting thriller—an enthralling novel told with exceptional skill and style.