Question. How would you describe your first novel, Purefoy?
Answer. Enigma meets the Riddle of the Sands meets the 39 Steps. A fast paced spy, codebreaking thriller set in World War One.
Question. Sounds interesting. Can you tell us more?
Answer. Paddy Purefoy, a disgraced Royal Navy submarine commander turned schoolteacher, is recalled to Britain's secret codebreaking unit—Room 40—when the woman he loves disappears after intercepting a German diplomatic message.
Racing across Britain and France, he must decipher the Zimmermann Telegram before it's too late—and before someone closer to home ensures he never does.