Fast-paced and with a sure sense of time and place, this book is based on the true-life experiences of a family in rural England during World War II. Michael and his two sisters stumble across a strange piece of equipment-and what are the strange cars and lights in the night!

Rosemary Hayes was brought up and educated in the UK but has also lived in France, America, and Australia. She has a background in publishing, with Cambridge University Press and later running her own company, Anglia Young Books.