Interregnum

Jim Ring first came to prominence as the author of Erskine Childers ( John Murray 1996) which won the Marsh Prize for Biography. He is the author of five further books: How the English Made the Alps; ( John Murray 2000), We come Unseen: the Untold Story of Britan’s Cold War Submariners (John Murray 2001) which won the Mountbatten Prize; Riviera,(John Murray 2004) Storming the Eagle’s Nest,( Faber & Faber 2013) and How the Navy Won the War (Seaforth 2018)which was shortlisted for the Mountbatten Prize.We Come Unseen was the subject of a TV documentary to which Jim acted as script consultant. In 2005 he founded a film production company, specialising in documentaries. Incomers (ITV 2009) dramatises the challenges faced by immigrants in the UK. He has made a series of films about nuclear energy, including one about the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi disaster. He lives in Norfolk with his family Interregnum is his first novel.

Jim Ring has produced a most compelling thriller — full of unexpected twists and turns on almost every page —and set against the ghastly prospect of the Nazi Occupation of Britain. This is not for the faint-hearted.’ General FR Dannat, Baron Dannatt; ‘It’s horribly credible, cleverly full of real people and fake ones deftly mixed, and absolutely essential reading now, when nothing is as it seems.’ Peter York, author, broadcaster, commentator and journalist; ‘A fine contribution to the literature of alternative history, and a truly exciting read.’ Sam LLewellyn, author, columnist and marine historian