Summer 1942. The Second World War war rages on but Britain now faces the Nazis with America at its side. In a bombed-out London swarming with gangsters and spies, DCI Frank Merlin continues his battle against rampant wartime crime.
A mangled body is found in the Thames. Some priceless works of art go missing. What sinister connection links the two?
Merlin and his team follow a twisting trail of secrets and lies as they investigate a baffling and deadly puzzle.
Praise for the Frank Merlin series:
‘Masterly…compelling’ Andrew Roberts, Sunday Times bestselling historian
‘A richly atmospheric, authentic and suspenseful detective series’ Joseph Finder New York Times bestselling thriller writer
