Winter in Madrid

Spain. 1940. As a translator for the British embassy, Harry Brett arrives in ruined Madrid, damaged by the Civil War, on assignment from a British secret service. Harry must establish contact with Sandy Forsyth, an old school friend who, according to British intelligence, is involved in suspicious business. At the same time, Sandy’s friend Barbara Clare is carrying out her own secret mission—trying to find her former lover, Bernie Piper, who fought on the side of the International Brigades and has vanished without a trace in one of the battles.

Harry, Sandy, and Barbara are drawn into a dangerous game; their destinies intertwine and relentlessly lead to the dramatic, breath-taking climax of the novel…