In this fast-paced thriller, Auguste Duchene finds himself in post-war Berlin, involved in a race against the Soviet military – among them his estranged wife – to retrieve a set of nuclear plans. Paris, August 1945. The war in Europe is over. Former schoolteacher Auguste Duchene has survived occupied Paris, only to be accused of collaborating with the Germans. To remain in the City of Lights is to risk his life. So he reluctantly travels to bombed-out Berlin to join the Allies as they hunt for a Nazi war criminal – whom Duchenne has already encountered, before the liberation of Paris. Working with an American Military Intelligence Officer, Duchene finds himself in a race against the Soviets, who are searching for the same man. A dangerous game of cat-and-mouse begins as the precarious alliance between the Soviets and the West is threatened. As the hunt escalates toward deadly violence, Duchene discovers that his estranged wife, Sabine, is leading the Russian team. Trapped by their past and caught between competing ideologies, they must rely on their wits, rekindled feelings and split-second decisions to survive the beginning of the Cold War.

He'll do anything to save her ... even work for the enemy. August, 1944. In German-occupied Paris, former schoolteacher Auguste Duchene has stumbled upon an unusual way to survive: he finds missing people. When he's approached by the French Resistance to locate a missing priest - and a cache of stolen weapons - Duchene initially refuses. But the Resistance offer him no choice. Within hours, he's also blackmailed by a powerful Nazi into searching for a German soldier who's suspected of deserting. To fail at either task will have deadly consequences for Duchene - and for his daughter Marienne. So begins a frantic race against time. As forces close in on Paris, Duchene has only 48 hours to locate the missing priest and soldier, or lose the only person he loves ...