Flashpoint: A New WWII Thriller from Wilbur Smith

Return to Wilbur Smith's legendary Courtney series with Flashpoint, a powerful new WWII thriller featuring espionage, conspiracy, and a race-against-time mission for the truth. This novel follows Saffron Courtney through perilous assignments in 1943 America and post-war 1946 Kenya, as she is forced back into action to save a vital asset and protect her family.

Key Plot Points

• 1943, America: SOE's Saffron Courtney must settle a debt with the mob before undertaking an inevitable return to England to extract a Jewish scientist, Caleb Ezra, from the besieged island of Leros.
• 1946, Kenya: After the war, Saffron is blackmailed by an English operative regarding her husband Gerhard von Meerbach's alleged involvement in Nazi atrocities, forcing her to track down Ezra once more in the US.
• An impossible mission and a quest for the truth where Saffron's life and family are at stake.
• Follows worldwide bestsellers Courtney's War, Legacy of War, and Crossfire.

Specifications

• Author: Wilbur Smith, David Churchill
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Print Length: 368 pages
• Publication Date: August 27, 2026
• ISBN-10: 1806172054
• ISBN-13: 978-1806172054
• Dimensions: 16.3 x 3 x 24.2 cm
• Weight: 576 g
• Series Position: Book 6 in the Courtney series

Dive into this gripping political thriller packed with high-stakes espionage and historical intrigue, continuing the acclaimed saga of the Courtney family.