Book excerpt: Events during both the Second World War and the cold war unfurl to reveal an intricate and dangerous web of espionage and romance in this fast-paced thriller that gives insight into the murky world of intelligence and counter-intelligence agencies. After Ronal Cameron leaves his simple candle-making and provisioning business for a visit to Russia, he mysteriously disappears, leaving his lover, Nina, and her friend, Rachel. Cameron' s wartime job as a Navy technologist has caught up with him, and when he finally returns to his home in Britain, he finds his life complicated in the most unexpected of ways.