"IRRESISTIBLE...sinuous plot, leisurely introduced, whose coils become
increasingly constricting."--Time

"Another tautly written, well-researched spy novel from LeCarré... An engrossing, exciting
spy story."--School Library Journal

"[Davidson] runs rampant with his excellent male characterizations, lacing them with his dry,
faintly cynical rendition of the narrative itself in low, measured, polite British cadences....Given
that LeCarré's somber spy story is full of his usual angst, Davidson fits right in."--AudioFile

With the Cold War fought and won, British spymaster Tim Cranmer accepts early retirement to rural
England and a new life with his alluring young mistress, Emma. But when both Emma and Cranmer's
star double agent and lifelong rival Larry Pettifer disappear, Cranmer is suddenly on the run. In a frantic
journey across Europe and into the lawless, battered landscapes of Moscow and southern Russia, he
searches for his brilliant protégé while desperately eluding his former colleagues, in order to save
whatever of his life he has left.