Sir Roger Knight seems to be a classic British success story—he has a rock-solid business, a comfortable suburban home, an adoring wife and daughter, and a knighthood, to boot. But beneath the outward trappings of respectability and conformism is a very different tale—whose roots lie in the murky wheelings and dealings of the dying days of the Third Reich.

When Sir Roger and his wife Mary are subjected to a savage burglary and long-forgotten documents go missing, his whole world begins to fall apart. Corrupt policemen, petty criminals, government agents and ruthless assassins alike will stop at nothing, it seems, to get their hands on the stolen papers and a chain of terrifying, brutal events is unleashed.

Jonathan S. Harvey served as a detective in the Sussex police force for some 25 years, often conducting operations using covert techniques. His Life Was a Lie is his first novel and he is currently working on a follow-up. Jonathan lives in Sussex with his wife and has two grown-up sons.