Peter Coll, on shore leave in war-torn London, takes shelter from an air-raid with Pam Bluie and her neighbour Mr. Gardner. By the next day, Pam is missing and Gardner is a suspected traitor.
Suddenly Peter's a spy, on assignment in Cornwall - and uncovering a German plot that could spell doom for the Allies. Can Peter unmask the Nazi conspirators and rescue Pam in time?
Robert Sutherland is one of Canada's most successful YA novelists, having already published 13 novels. He has received numerous nominations and prizes for his fiction. His novels have been translated into French, Norwegian, Swedish, German and Korean. "Survivor's Leave" developed from his experience during WWII when he served as an anti-aircraft gunner on a Loch Class frigate (HMCS Loch Morlich). When his ship was in dry dock in London for repairs, he experienced the German V-1 bombing.