Blackout in Gretley

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Blackout in Gretley
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Author J.B. Priestley
Country United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreSpy thriller
Publisher Heinemann
Publication date
1942
Media typePrint

Blackout in Gretley is a 1942 spy thriller novel by the British writer J.B. Priestley. [1] The plot revolves around Nazi espionage in an industrial Midlands town.

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References

  1. Klein, p. 309

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