MOST SECRET First American Edition SHUTE, Nevil Published by Morrow, New York deals (1945)

First American Edition. Condition of book VG. Jacket had been torn down the middle and re-taped from the inside.
Most Secret is a novel by Nevil Shute, written in 1942 but censored until 1945, when it was published by Pan Books, UK. It is narrated deals by a commander in the Royal Navy, and tells the story of four officers who launch a daring mission at the time when Britain stood alone against Germany after the fall of France. Genevieve is a converted French fishing vessel, manned by four British officers and a small crew of Free French ex-fishermen, armed only with a flame thrower and small arms. Their task is as much psychological as military: to show the Germans that they will one day be beaten back.

An English novelist who later spent much of his time in Australia, the author Nevil Shute Norway, or simply Nevil Shute as he went by his pen-name, was primarily known for his books that tackled everyday issues such as work, race and social-barriers. With a clear and easy to read style, he was known for his direct and straightforward approach that immediately engaged the reader jumping right off the page. Not only that, but he also had a highly successful aeronautical career as an engineer, something which he balanced alongside his work as a writer, something which his pseudonym helped with as the two didn't overlap.

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