Spring, 1944, and fighter pilot Jox McNabb is back in Blighty for the first time in years. After a conflict with Allied superiors, he finds himself without a squadron and without a command.
But when old acquaintances recruit him to be part of an elaborate deception, he has the opportunity to regain his wings.
He is tasked with fighting off the German counterattacks against the fragile Normandy beachheads.
But Hitler has deployed new vengeance weapons, unleashing his wrath on Britain.
And Jox must defend his homeland before it crumbles under the onslaught.
Can Jox help stop Germany’s retaliation? Will he survive the all-out war in the skies?
Or will his new wing collapse against the might of the Luftwaffe?
The Hunters and the Wrath by Patrick Larsimont is published on 22 May, 2026. It’s the seventh of his Jox McNabb aviation thrillers.
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