Simon Scarrow is a Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author. His books - which have sold over 5 million copies - include his Eagles of the Empire novels featuring Roman soldiers Macro and Cato, most recently DEATH TO THE EMPEROR, THE HONOUR OF ROME, THE EMPEROR'S EXILE and TRAITORS OF ROME, as well as DEAD OF NIGHT and BLACKOUT, the first two novels in the Criminal Inspector Schenke thriller series, and many more. www.simonscarrow.co.uk and on Facebook /officialsimonscarrow and Twitter @SimonScarrow
A compelling, atmospheric page-turner * Steve Cavanagh * Gripping and compelling . . . balances immersive historical scene-setting with masterful plotting * Dan Jones * A superb thriller with all the elements that make for a seriously gripping story - an outsider hero in jeopardy, a world of brooding danger, and an entirely, terrifyingly believable denouement * Owen Matthews * A chilling and accomplished historical thriller * Vaseem Khan * An absolute stone-cold page-turner * S. G. MacLean * 'Scarrow's second World War Two thriller is a tense and fast-paced tale rich in period atmosphere' -- Bill Todd * The Sun * The moral ambiguity gives it a very especial edge. It is a tense, fast-moving story with plenty of action, culminating in a vividly described shoot-out -- Edward James * Historical Novel Review * Scarrow has alighted on an aspect of Nazi policy that certainly deserves to be better known -- James Owen * The Times *