An enthrallingly expansive family saga set against the backdrop of the collapse of East German communism, from a major new international voice.

The second in David Downing's critically acclaimed WWII espionage seriesIt’s the summer of 1939. British journalist and longtime Berlin resident John Russell has just been granted American citizenship when his girlfriend, Effi, isarrested by the Gestapo. He had hoped his new nationality would allow him to stay safely in Germany with Effi and his son, but now he’s being blackmailed. Tofree Effi, he must agree to work for the Nazis. Can he turn this situation to his adv...