'Thrilling terrifying and entertaining in equal measure' Liz Nugent Number One Bestselling
author of Strange Sally Diamond February 1944. Six months since Nazi forces occupied Rome.
Inside the beleaguered city the Contessa Giovanna Landini is a member of the band of Escape
Line activists known as 'The Choir'. Their mission is to smuggle refugees to safety and help
Allied soldiers all under the nose of Gestapo boss Paul Hauptmann. During a ferocious morning
air raid a mysterious parachutist lands in Rome and disappears into the backstreets. Is he an
ally or an imposter? His fate will come to put the whole Escape Line at risk. Meanwhile
Hauptmann's attention has landed on the Contessa. As his fascination grows she is pulled into
a dangerous game with him - one where the consequences could be lethal. 'As thrilling
beautiful and sensational a novel as you'll read this year or any year' Donal Ryan Sunday
Times 'Vivid and moving' Guardian 'A stellar piece of storytelling' Daily Mail 'Not just
a wartime thriller but a meditation on how we remember how we resist and how even in the
darkest times humanity endures' New York Times 'Excellent...rings so emotionally true and
clear... The writing has the energy and tension of a thriller yet the language is rich visual
and beautiful' Sunday Independent
