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