London is under attack. Secrets and spies hide in the shadows. Who can you trust when every night could be your last?
London, 1940: Farmer John Cook would rather avoid the city at the best of times. But as he watches Nazi bombers passing overhead in the moonlight, he knows he is exactly where he needs to be.
A young woman has disappeared during an air raid and Cook links her to a network of spies. As his search continues, he realises more is at stake than he could have imagined...
Occupied France: Lady Margaret is playing a dangerous game. To the German high-command she is a valuable prize. To the British, she has become the enemy, unless she can do the impossible: gain the trust of those at the heart of the Nazi war machine and betray their secrets.
With the fate of Europe in their hands, will Cook and Margaret make the ultimate sacrifice to keep each other's secrets safe and save innocent lives?
Read MorePraise for Stephen Ronson:'A brilliant noir thriller set in the darkest days of the Second World War' - Stephen Leather'Ronson delivers a cracking yarn, convincingly told. John Cook is the Jack Reacher of 1940s Britain' - Damien Lewis'A vivid sense of place with tension on every level, The Last Line dripped with historical detail and authenticity. I absolutely loved it' - Marion Todd'A tough, taut wartime thriller that reads like a cross between Alastair MacLean and Lee Child and atmospherically conjures up the spectre of war, the threat of Nazi invasion and other evils uncomfortably close to home. Dad's Army, it ain't!' - Robbie Morrison'Thrilling and intriguing in equal measure. Like Jack Reacher on the Home Front in WWII' - Mason Cross'Addictively readable' - Irish Independent