Praise for the John Russell series: “Will have readers clamoring for a sequel.”— BookPage “A finely drawn portrait of the capital of a nation marching in step toward disaster.”— St. Louis Post Dispatch “A beautifully crafted and compelling thriller with a heart stopping ending as John Russell learns the personal faces of good and evil. An unforgettable read.”—Charles Todd, author of A Duty to the Dead “Wonderful. . . . Downing’s mingling of history and thrills makes this a must read.”— Rocky Mountain News “An extraordinary evocation of Nazi Germany on the eve of war, the smell of cruelty seeping through the clean modern surface.”—C. J. Sansom, author of Revelation “An atmospheric tale.”— St. Petersburg Times “A welcome new addition to the historical suspense genre. . . . [Downing's] excellent at building suspense . . . and shows a keen eye for describing people and places.”— The Sacramento Bee “A page turner.”— The Palm Beach Post In the fall of 1941, Anglo-American journalist John Russell is still living in Berlin, tied to the increasingly alien city by his love for two Berliners: his fourteen-year-old son Paul and his longtime girlfriend Effi. Forced to work for both German and American intelligence, he’s searching for a way out of Germany. Can he escape and take Effi with him? David Downing grew up in suburban London. He is the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction for both adults and children, including two previous books featuring John Russell— Zoo Station and Silesian Station . He lives with his wife, an American acupuncturist, in Guildford, England.