Brussels, 1970: Oskar Lenkeit has been enthralled by the darling of the Berlaymont, right from the first day he met her.

But for reasons of his own, he bitterly hates her too.

As if life isn't complicated enough, he has to work out why a wartime Italian special forces commander is in cahoots with the Mafia. And then get the East German Stasi to do something about it.

'The author has depicted with great care the atmosphere in the Italy of the "Years of Lead" ' - Jérôme

'A tautly paced thriller with a political dimension. Exciting and gripping, but full of realistic details' - Pippi

Series notes: The follow-on novel to 'On the Green Hill of Tara', but written to be self-contained. Some threads from the first book in the series, "At the Court of Charlemagne" are completed in this volume. Certain scenes in the text are suitable for 18+ years / 12th Grade readers only.