Paris, 1938. Democratic forces are locked in struggle as the shadow of war edges over Europe.
Cristian Ferrar, a handsome Spanish lawyer in Paris, is approached to help a clandestine agency supply weapons to beleaguered Republican forces. He agrees, putting his life on the line.
Joining Ferrar in his mission is an unlikely group of allies: idealists and gangsters, arms dealers, aristocrats and spies. From libertine nightclubs in Paris to shady bars by the docks in Gdansk, Furst paints a spell-binding portrait of a continent marching into a nightmare - and the heroes and heroines who fought back.
Read MoreEnthralling ... I would recommend this novel without reservation - HERALDFurst draws a wonderfully convincing picture of a continent on the verge of destruction - SPECTATORFurst's uncanny gift for place and period lifts his city, and its dubious cast of characters, well above the espionage norm - INDEPENDENTCompetitors despair. Alan Furst's mastery of the espionage novel puts him beyond any would-be rival. No one does it better than Furst - LITERARY REVIEWRichly enjoyable - DAILY MAIL