<p>From USA TODAY bestselling author Kathryn Gauci comes a suspenseful new thriller filled with intrigue and atmosphere - a spy novel that you won't be able to put down.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>'Meet me near the Galata Bridge in thirty minutes. On the quay - the </em></strong><strong style="color: rgba(32, 33, 36, 1)"><em>Karaköy </em></strong><strong><em>side - at the pier, opposite Ali's Fish Tavern. Don't be late.' There was a slight pause. 'Make sure you're not being followed.'</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>'How will I recognise you?' I asked.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>'You won't. I will recognise you.' There was a click and the line went dead.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Istanbul 1943</strong>. A place where you can easily lose yourself: an intoxicating mix of the orient - sweet and sensual - combined with an ever-present sense of adventure, intrigue, and danger. A place where the unknown lurks in the shadows of its famous winding streets and minarets; in every nightclub and backstreet cafe; on every ferry ride that makes you wonder if you will reach the other shore; and perhaps most of all, in the arms of every beautiful woman who declared her love for you.</p><p><br></p><p>Elliot Caldwell, an OSS agent operating from neutral Turkey, finds himself entangled in a dangerous mission to aid the Austrian resistance group known as CASSIA or the Maier-Messner group, which delivers vital information about Nazi armaments factories, including the production of the infamous V-2 rocket.</p><p>But after two men are found murdered, Elliot is forced to conclude there is a traitor in the network. In a cat-and-mouse game to uncover who it is, the network suffers a crushing blow with devastating consequences.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Based on real events, this is the story of one of the most important resistance groups of WWII, whose contributions were crucial for </strong><strong style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Operation Crossbow</strong><strong> and </strong><strong style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Operation Hydra</strong><strong>, both preliminary missions for </strong><strong style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Operation Overlord</strong><strong>. </strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Skillfully woven and filled with intrigue, this is a story that fans of John le Carré, Alan Furst, Philip Kerr, Daniel Silva, Charles Cumming, and Joseph Kanon will not want to miss.</strong> </p><p><br></p>