{"product_id":"the-sovereign-directive-andrew-m-osborne-9798195465612","title":"The Sovereign Directive: A Gritty 1940s Alternate History Spy Thriller (The Cold Peace Series Book 1)","description":"\u003cb\u003eLondon, 1946. The war that was promised never arrived, leaving the world strangled by the suffocating grip of a paralysing Cold Peace.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBehind the glittering galas of the Savoy and the sterile corridors of Whitehall, the British Empire and the Greater German Reich are locked in a shadow war where the primary currency is secrets and the only law is survival. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRuth Foxx is the perfect instrument for such a world. A former archivist forged into a lethal operative in the brutal training grounds of the Scottish Highlands, she possesses a mechanical mind and a soul hollowed out by the requirements of the state. She does not fight for glory; she operates in the darkness to keep the machinery of the Empire breathing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA GLOBAL CONSPIRACY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a routine mission to secure naval ciphers uncovers a terrifying plan known as the Sovereign Directive, Ruth finds herself at the centre of a global trap. High-ranking industrialists and corrupt intelligence directors from both sides of the border are planning a simultaneous, devastating strike: the assassination of the British Prime Minister and the bombing of the Reichstag in Berlin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA HUNTED GHOST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFramed for a high-society murder in the Sussex countryside and disavowed by her own mentor, Ruth is forced to become a ghost. Hunted by a ruthless Abwehr spymaster and the very agency that built her, she must navigate a fractured Europe to stop a corporate coup that would turn the continent into a slaughterhouse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the opulent baccarat tables of Mayfair to the freezing, reinforced fortresses of the French Alps, Ruth Foxx has only her wits, a suppressed pistol, and a cold, driving need for the truth. \u003cb\u003eIn a world built on absolute lies, the only thing more dangerous than the conspiracy is the weapon they forgot they created.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sovereign Directive is a grounded, visceral, and atmospheric historical thriller for readers who enjoy deep-cover espionage, political intrigue, and complex female protagonists.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew M. Osborne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798195465612\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Andrew M. Osborne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173046952191,"sku":"9798195465612","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sovereign-directive-andrew-m-osborne-9798195465612","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}