When they spotted Erich Stinnes in Mexixo City, it was obvious that Bernard Samson was the right man to "enrol" him. With his domestic life a shambles and his career heading towards disaster, Bernard needed to prove his reliability. And he knew Stinnes already – Bernard had been interrogated by him in East Berlin.

          But Bernard risks being entangled in a lethal web of old loyalties and old betrayals.

          All he knows for sure is that he has to get Erich Stinnes for London.

          Who’s pulling the strings is another matter …..