Riptide Av John (Author) Lawton

<p><b>Written by ''a sublimely elegant historical novelist as addictive as crack'' (<i>Daily Telegraph</i>), t</b><b>he Inspector Troy series </b><b>is perfect for fans of Le Carré, Philip Kerr and Alan Furst.<br></b><br>1941.<br><br>After ten years spying for the Americans, Wolfgang Stahl disappears during a Berlin air raid. The Germans think he''s dead. The British know he''s not. But where is he? <br><br>MI6 convince US Intelligence that Stahl will head for London, and so Captain Cal Cormack, a shy American ''aristocrat'', is teamed with Chief Inspector Stilton of Stepney, fat, fifty and convivial. Between them they scour London, a city awash with spivs and refugees. <br><br>When things start to go terribly wrong, ditched by MI6 and disowned by his embassy, Cal is introduced to his one last hope - Sergeant Troy of Scotland Yard...</p>