Wilbur Smith returns to his legendary Courtney Series with a brand new World War II thriller.
1943. The tide of the Second World War is turning. The Russian victory at Stalingrad - the
bloodiest battle in history - has opened the door for the Allies. Now they must strike
decisively at the heart of Hitler' s Reich. But military success cannot be guaranteed
without total secrecy. Special Operations Executive Saffron Courtney is sailing from the
west coast of Scotland to New York on the Queen Mary. Her mission - to identify the mole in the
British Embassy in Washington DC before Churchill and Roosevelt begin the talks that will
determine British and American military strategy in the wake of the Russian victory. Haunted
by the ghosts of her previous mission in the Low Countries and with dangerous agents on her
tail Saffron must find the spy who could derail the Allied advance. Time is running out. Will
Saffron complete her mission? Or will she succumb to the shadows of her past? BOOK 25 IN THE
LONG-RUNNING EPIC HISTORICAL SAGA OF THE COURTNEY FAMILY AND THE FOLLOW ON FROM WORLDWIDE
BESTSELLERS COURTNEY' S WAR AND LEGACY OF WAR.
