<p><b>'The master at his peak' <i>Daily Telegraph</i></b><br><br>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.<br><br>'Classic, world-ranging, marvellously knowledgeable ... in a word, quality' <i>The Times<br></i><br>'Tightly and complicatedly plotted, so credible in detail' <i>Financial Times<br></i><br>A PATRICK ARMSTRONG NOVEL</p>
<p><b>'The master at his peak' <i>Daily Telegraph</i></b><br><br>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.<br><br>'Classic, world-ranging, marvellously knowledgeable ... in a word, quality' <i>The Times<br></i><br>'Tightly and complicatedly plotted, so credible in detail' <i>Financial Times<br></i><br>A PATRICK ARMSTRONG NOVEL</p>