Publisher's Synopsis
July 1919: Ex-flying ace James 'Max' Maxted's attempt to discover the secret behind the death of his father, Sir Henry Maxted, has seemingly ended in failure - and his own death. The trail he uncovered leads to Japan, and a mysterious prisoner held by Sir Henry's old enemy, Count Tomura. Unaware of Max's fate, the team he has recruited to finish the job are already in Japan - where their paths cross that of the former German spymaster Fritz Lemmer, now rebuilding his spy network in the service of a new, more sinister cause. In the days and weeks ahead, the quest Max embarked upon in Paris will reach its dizzying end at Tomura's castle in the mountains of Honshu - and the full truth of what occurred thirty years before will finally be laid bare...
