'The master at his peak' Daily Telegraph

A Russian scientist is defecting to the West, in order to realize his dreams of contacting extra-terrestrial life among the stars. But when an insubordinate British agent and a top CIA operative are sent to the Sahara desert to bring him in, things don't go to plan. The result is a violent chase stretching across three continents, where loyalties - between spies, partners, nations and lovers - become fatally divided.

'Classic, world-ranging, marvellously knowledgeable ... in a word, quality' The Times

'Tightly and complicatedly plotted, so credible in detail' Financial Times

A PATRICK ARMSTRONG NOVEL

"The master at his peak." - Daily Telegraph

"Classic, world-ranging, marvellously knowledgeable ... in a word, quality." - The Times

"For sheer readability he has no peer." - Evening Standard