First edition
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Author | Mark Mills |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
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April 2009 |
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Pages | 400 |
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The Information Officer is the third novel by English author Mark Mills, published in 2009 by HarperCollins.
Set in 1942 in Malta during World War II, the story concerns Max Chadwich whose task as Information Officer was to ensure the news the islanders receive maintains morale. But then he shown evidence that a British submarine officer is raping and murdering local women, and determines to track down the killer himself amidst the increasing devastation caused by the German bombing raids during the so-called Siege of Malta.
The novel was widely praised :-