International bestselling author Mandy Robotham returns with a brand new tale set in 1950s London. ''A gripping story of revenge, guilt and redemption, sweetened by love.'' Daisy Wood, author of The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris ''A truly brilliant read--I couldn''t put it down!'' Suzanne Kelman, author of The Bookseller of Paris London, 1952. Seven years after the chaotic aftermath of World War II, London has is coming alive again, with jazz clubs and flickering cinema awnings lighting up the night sky. But for widowed Helen ''Dexie'' Dexter, she''s still a woman in a man''s world. She longs to prove herself as an officer in the London Metropolitan Police, yet she''s stuck intervening in domestics and making tea for her male colleagues. Then Harri Schroder arrives, seconded from Hamburg to the Met. Haunted by the loss of his wife and child, Harri is unlike any man Dexie has ever known.

Compassionate and sharp-witted, he sees her not as a threat, but as an intelligent, canny officer full of potential. And when Harri is tasked with hunting down a Nazi war criminal-turned-respected-businessman, with connections to the upper echelons of British society, it''s Dexie he turns to for help. But as their bond deepens, a deadly fog engulfs London. Dexie and Harri must expose the fugitive before he vanishes, risking everything for justice - and each other. The new gripping and heart-wrenching historical fiction novel from international bestseller Mandy Robotham. Perfect for fans of Kate Quinn and Kristin Hannah. READERS LOVE A DANGEROUS GAME: ''This is a book with characters so well-drawn you feel you know them. Add thrills and a dash of romance, and you have a book you can''t put down.

Loved it!'' Deborah Swift, author of The Shadow Network ''Unique and spellbinding. I couldn''t put it down.'' Melanie Hudson, author of The Paris Affair ''Well written, atmospheric, suspenseful, with fully developed characters, this was a five star read for me.another one I couldn''t put down.'' ''This story kept me up late at night. I wanted to read just one more chapter until I couldn''t.'' ''Mandy Robotham takes the reader down this chilling path with twists and turns that keep you guessing and holding your breath.'' ''A cleverly crafted mystery thriller set in the great smog of London in the 1950s.

'' ''Really enjoyed it from start to finish and captured the era brilliantly. Recommended.'' ''Don''t miss this one! I''d give it 10 stars if I could!'' ''If you like historical fiction mixed with thriller espionage this book will be for you!'' Gold title Mandy Robotham is a Globe and Mail, USA Today, and Canadian, US and Australian Kindle Top 100 bestseller. She has been an aspiring author from the age of nine, but was waylaid by journalism and later enticed by birth. She''s now a practicing midwife who writes about birth, death, love and everything else in between. She graduated with an MA in Creative Writing from Oxford Brookes University. This is Mandy''s eighth novel. * Mandy Robotham''s debut, published as A Woman of War in the UK and The German Midwife in the US and Canada, was an international bestseller, hitting #1 on the Globe and Mail bestseller list in its first week on sale.

It also broke the Kindle Top 100 in the US, Canada and Australia and secured a raft of foreign rights deals. To date it has sold over quarter of a million copies. * Set London, this book shines a light into the deepest shadows of 1950s London, in the earliest days of the Cold War, to reveal the darkest secrets of war are alive and well. * Main protagonist in this novel featured in The Hidden Storyteller and another character who was in both The Hidden Storyteller and Mandy''s third book The Berlin Girl. * Mandy has an incredible talent for sweeping her readers away to new time and place in each of her novels, revealing heartbreaking and harrowing untold realities of war they were never taught in history lessons. * Author is a six-time global bestseller, and has now invoiced nearly 1,000,000 copies across her titles. * Mandy Robotham''s much-loved novels have sold translation rights in 11 territories and large print, and have hit the Kindle Top 100 in the US, UK, Australia and Canada. * Mandy''s books are extremely well reviewed, with over 10,000 four- and five-star ratings on Amazon, a 4.

2-star average across over 46,000 total ratings on Goodreads, and many reviewers stating that they can''t wait to read what she writes next. Competition: The Secrets We Kept;The Storyteller of Casablanca;Skylark''s Secret;Seven Sisters;Lessons in Chemistry;Tattooist of Auschwitz;Winter Garden. Lara Prescott;Heather Morris;Kate;Quinn;Kristin Hannah;Soraya M. Lane;Fiona Valpy;Lucinda Riley;Bonnie Garmus;Barbara Erskine;Ian McEwan;Jennie Fields;Philip Kerr.