In 1937, Winston Churchill is alarmed to receive unauthorized intelligence exposing Britain’s dangerously inadequate rearmament program. Suspecting a leak within the Foreign Office, the government enlists Lord Edward Corinth to investigate. But Edward quickly falls under Churchill’s spell and is drawn away from his task when a Foreign Office official – possibly one of Churchill’s sources – is murdered.
As Edward delves into a tangled web of espionage and betrayal, a second murder deepens the intrigue. His search for answers leads him to war-torn Spain, officially to find the murdered man’s son – but his true concern lies with his friend, journalist Verity Browne. Reporting on the Spanish Civil War for the New Gazette, Verity stumbles upon a devastating secret: an impending attack on the undefended town of Guernica.
With Edward at her side, she races to uncover the truth – only to bear witness to one of history’s most brutal aerial bombardments. As the stakes rise and danger closes in, Edward must determine where his loyalties lie – and whether he can protect Verity from forces determined to silence her.
Trope: Detectives, Private detective
