ABOUT
THE BOOK

1944: Andrea Aspinall, mathematician and spy, disappears under a new identity into the torrid summer streets of Lisbon that seethe with spies and informers. The Germans have made advances in atomic and rocket technology and the Allies are determined that the ultimate secret weapon will not become a reality in Nazi hands.
Karl Voss, already experienced in the illusions of intrigue, arrives in Lisbon as military attaché to the German Legation. There he begins his subversive work against the Nazi regime to rescue his country from annihilation.
In the lethal tranquillity of a corrupted paradise Andrea and Karl meet and attempt to find love in a world where no one can be believed. After a night of terrible violence Andrea is left with a secret that provokes a lifelong addiction to the clandestine world. In Lisbon, London, and, finally, Cold War Berlin, she gradually discovers that the deepest secrets aren’t held by governments but by those closest to you.