About the Book: XPD is Len Deighton’s gripping alternate-history spy thriller that reimagines a hidden secret from the Second World War. On 11 June 1940, as Nazi Germany advances across Europe, Winston Churchill’s whereabouts become the centre of a dangerous mystery involving secret meetings, political deception, and international intrigue. Decades later, a long-buried truth threatens to surface, triggering a deadly race to silence anyone who discovers it. Blending Cold War espionage with historical speculation, XPD delivers a tense and imaginative thriller filled with conspiracy, betrayal, and the shadowy world of intelligence operations.