NATIONAL BESTSELLER
The man who lies bleeding to death in a London brickyard is no ordinary
drifter but a secret informant with details of an international plot
against the British government. Special Branch officer Thomas Pitt,
hastening to rendezvous with him, arrives seconds after the
knife-wielding assassin--who, in turn, flees on an erratic course that
leads Pitt in wild pursuit to picturesque St. Malo on the French coast.
Meanwhile, Pitt's supervisor, Victor Narraway, stands accused of
embezzling government funds. Since the man who ruined Narraway's career
is in Ireland, Pitt's clever wife, Charlotte, agrees to pose as
Narraway's sister and accompany him to Dublin to investigate. But
unknown to Pitt and Narraway, a shadowy plotter is setting a trap that,
once sprung, could destroy not just reputations but the British empire
itself.