Publisher's Synopsis
1799 and change is sweeping through war torn Europe. England is under threat and desperate for intelligence about General Bonaparte's return to France. Archie Feltham is despatched on a dangerous spy mission into revolutionary Paris. For Archie this operation is a chance at redemption and he entrusts his friend, Peter Leabrook, a naval lieutenant, to land him on the Normandy coast and be there to retrieve him. With the ever present threat of the Guillotine the assignment soon goes awry. Archie relies on his wits and naval training to overcome misadventure, double-dealing and his own personal demons.Set against a back drop of the French Revolution this gripping adventure interweaves Archie and Peter's daring with historical fact. The stakes are high and danger is everywhere as our heroes battle against ever worsening odds ........
