The master at his peak Daily TelegraphA Russian scientist is defecting to the West in order to realize his dreams of contacting extraterrestrial 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 dont go to plan The result is a violent chase stretching across three continents where loyalties between spies partners nations and lovers become fatally dividedClassic worldranging marvellously knowledgeable in a word quality The TimesTightly and complicatedly plotted so credible in detail Financial TimesA PATRICK ARMSTRONG NOVEL