"House of the Hunted"

"House of the Hunted" (also known as "House of the Hanged")is the second Mark Mills novel I've read and it leaves me wanting more. Mills writes historical romantic thrillers and this one is set in France in 1935 with flashbacks to 1919. Tom Nash is a former British Intelligence operative who has settled on the coast of France to retire to a life of writing. Friendships with the locals and visits from friends and his goddaughter keep his social life alive but, when an unknown assassin tries to kill him while he's sleeping, he learns he hasn't lost all his skills. Now he has to find who was behind the assassination attempt while protecting those he loves. Who wants him dead and why? Are his past "sins" coming back to haunt him? Who can he trust? Will his life ever be the same again or must he disappear to keep those he loves safe? pazt