Publisher's Synopsis
Leo Kazan is half Russian and half Indian, an orphan and a talented linguist. He is also a thief, attracted like a magpie to everything which glitters. He becomes the protégé of Sir Lionel Pinchcoffin, the District Political Officer in Bombay, who recognises Leo's talents and turns him into a spy. From an early age, Leo is immersed in the seedy world of international espionage but the most meaningful time in his life are a few stolen days when he meets and falls in love with Davina Dymond in London. As the drums of war reverberate around the world for the second time in their lives, Leo begins to understand his history. Both he and Davina must unshackle themselves from the ways of the old world, and those who seek to manipulate them, before they can find true happiness - and each other.
