Publisher's Synopsis
"Ludlum packs more suspense into his novels than any other six-pack of thriller writers combined." NEW YORK TIMES In the classic tradition of Robert Ludlum's THE SCARLATTI INHERITANCE and THE RHINEMANN EXCHANGE, a compelling thriller in which the course of history depends upon the actions of one man In the fall of 1940, the Nazis are at the height of their power - France is occupied, Britain is enduring the Blitz, America is neutral and Russia is in an uneasy alliance with Germany. In this dark time, Stephen Metcalfe is living the high life in occupied Paris. The handsome son of a prominent American family, he is in much demand amongst the upper echelons of French society. He is also a minor asset in the U.S.'s secret intelligence forces in Europe, playing the Great Game like so many socially connected men before him. But what was largely an amusing game becomes deadly serious when his spy network is dismantled by the Nazis. Stranded in the midst of war-torn Europe without a contact, orders, or a contingency plan, he is possibly the only hope for the dwindling remains of the free world.
