'Routine surveillance, nothing special' - Commander Bailey's brief from Special Branch seems simple enough. But it leads to a sudden, bloody suicide.
Piece-by-piece, Baily uncovers the history of a courageous special agent aiding the French Resistance during WWII. But the agent's loyalties are fatally divided. Thirty years on, in a quiet flat in south London, the final, tragic act of the drama takes place...
Read MoreI've been reading all his stuff and am most impressed. He has had personal experience in the Intelligence racket and it shows - the books are authentic and most exciting - Desmond BagleyA really affecting tale of love and hate going back to the Resistance as occupation ends. A driving storyline, leanly authentic writing - The Times - H.R.F. KeatingFans should rejoice... his prose is always a joy to read - simple, unaffected, flowing with a calm certainty - New York Times Book ReviewA grimly realistic story of patriotism, treachery and fierce courage of men and women who defy torture and death - Daily Telegraph