Midnight’s Crisis (The Midnight Series Book 4)
About
Europe is burning. Networks of courage and betrayal shift with every passing night.
December 1941: Jessie Fordham, codename Midnight, is summoned into the shadows of Churchill’s War Office and thrown into a mission no one can agree on. Britain wants sabotage. De Gaulle demands loyalty. The Gestapo crave her capture.
From the fog-wrapped gardens of Worcestershire to the claustrophobic cells of Paris, from Washington’s fledgling OSS offices to the black markets of Marseille, Jessie walks a razor’s edge between resistance and ruin. Allies can be liars, enemies can wear friendly faces, and one slip of the tongue can mean death.
As retribution hunts her and the Nazi noose tightens, Jessie must decide who to trust, what to sacrifice, and how much of herself she can lose before the war claims everything.
Midnight’s Crisis is a taut, atmospheric WWII spy thriller where loyalty is fragile, survival is never guaranteed, and one woman’s courage might just turn the tide.
Publishing on Amazon - Apple - Nook - Kobo 5th December 2025.
Praise for this book
5-Star Review
Paris is under the Nazi boot. Resistance units are weakened, even non-existent in areas. Jessie Fordham is sent back to France to strengthen or rebuild these units on her way to Paris.The stories in this series started out with a small family in pre-WW II Europe in which the father was ostensibly a dignitary but in actuality a spy — for whom, we are not quite certain. Each volume has built a story about Jessie as she transforms from a debutante to a spy during the pre-war and early war years. Historical personages and a few major events have been sprinkled throughout the series, but the focus has been on Jessie’s transformation.
This book is different. This time, using Jessie, the reader is taught the methods of network building, the actual types of sabotage that were used, the dangers to which the resistance fighters were exposed, and to which they often succumbed. Very realistic, seemingly built on actual events. The detailed planning involved was explored. And more than in the first books, the characters of the individuals around Jessie were much more developed, so that the reader has a deeper understanding of their motivations. We truly see these men and women and experience what they experience, to a degree. We are spared the most extreme abuse to which they were subjected , thankfully.
This series is very similar to other historical fiction works that build themselves around WW II, but it does so focused on a strong female lead. Characters of importance to her in earlier books, are brought back to play further roles with Jessie. When the networks are re-established, and some Nazi foes vanquished, this episode ends and a glimpse is given of the next scene of action: Africa and Operation Torch. I can’t wait to read the rest of the series.
5-Star Review
I am an ARC reader for Book Sirens and this is my honest opinion. This book - this series is Brilliant! I'd read books 1-3 and I was really looking forward to this one. It certainly didn't disappoint, in fact I'm impatient now to continue the story in book 5! Tom Kane has recently released a prequel, telling the story of Jessie Fordham, the young woman at the centre of what is shaping up to be an epic saga, before the story effectively began, when WW2 was still a distant fear. The books really must be read in order. It's clear the author has done his research well - I Googled and even watched a YouTube video on events mentioned. If you think you've read enough WW2 stories, I can guarantee this series is still well worth reading. The books are extremely well written, the scene setting and the action are such that they take the reader into the world of the characters, who are as real as they can be in a work of fiction. The interactions between Churchill, Roosevelt and De Gaul read as though the author were there. Mr Kane says the rest of this series will appear over the next 3-5 years. I can hardly wait! If you like realism in historical fiction, this series is a must read.