▁back . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁books ▁in ▁the ▁series , ▁the ▁group ▁succeed s ▁in ▁destroy ing ▁a ▁bridge ▁that ▁leads ▁into ▁Wir ra we e , ▁an ▁enemy ▁con voy , ▁several ▁houses ▁that ▁are ▁being ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁enemy ▁as ▁a ▁center ▁of ▁operations , ▁and ▁a ▁nearby ▁strateg ic ▁har bour . ▁After ▁the ▁har bour ▁ra id , ▁the ▁surv iving ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁are ▁eventually ▁captured ▁and ▁placed ▁in ▁a ▁maximum ▁security ▁prison ▁in ▁Str at ton . ▁During ▁an ▁air - raid ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Air ▁Force ▁the ▁group ▁esc apes ▁but ▁los es ▁yet ▁another ▁member ▁while ▁doing ▁so . ▁They ▁encounter ▁a ▁down ed ▁R N Z AF ▁pilot ▁and ▁ar range ▁to ▁be ▁ev acu ated ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁Book ▁four , ▁Dark ness , ▁Be ▁My ▁Friend , ▁takes ▁place ▁several ▁months ▁later . ▁The ▁group ▁is ▁trying ▁to ▁live ▁a ▁normal ▁life ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁with ▁other ▁refuge es , ▁but ▁are ▁ha unted ▁by ▁their ▁mem ories ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁( which ▁is ▁still ▁on going ). ▁They ▁are ▁approached ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Def ence ▁Force , ▁who ▁are ▁seeking ▁Australian ▁gu err illas ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁gu ides ▁for ▁sab ote ur ▁units ▁that ▁are ▁being ▁dropped ▁into ▁occupied ▁Australian ▁territory . ▁The ▁group ▁returns ▁to ▁Wir ra we e , ▁their ▁h omet own , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁a ▁pl ato on ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁troops . ▁However ▁the