Charity: Bernard Samson Series, Book 9

Tessa Kosinzki, Samson's sister-in-law, is dead, and Samson knows that the order to execute came from someone in The Department. But who? With no one he can trust, nowhere to run, few leads and even fewer answers, he doggedly traces his way back to the fateful night in Poland when he saw her shot.

Step-by-step, master storyteller Len Deighton weaves a mesmerizing tale of deadly deceit and intrigue that stretches into the past. Samson learns a vital secret from Silas Gaunt, one of his father's closest allies, and armed with this knowledge, he confronts friend and foe alike. Beginning with a train ride from Moscow to Berlin and ending at a dinner party that goes stunningly awry, Samson burrows to the rot that's eating at the core of the British Secret Service. The final revelation delivers the breathtaking punch that Samson fans have been waiting for the last two years.

With a sure sense of narrative and an astute knowledge of character psychology, Deighton has constructed another superbly plotted thriller worthy of the talents of his greatest hero. Bernard Samson is back. But will he get out of this one alive?