In the twilight days after Munich and before the outbreak of war, American academic Tom Wolfe is recruited by his country to keep them abreast of the developments relating to atomic warfare at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, England. Unbeknownst to him the Germans are themselves intent on obtaining the secrets held by the Cavendish Laboratory for use in the development of their own bomb before they ensure that the work at the Cavendish Laboratory is brought to an end.
This is the basic plot for what is a well researched espionage thriller with all the relevant contemporary details such as the use of bakelite phones. There is not much of a preamble to the story and it hits the ground running with you wanting to see how the various plot lines evolve and resolve over the course of the book.
This is the basic plot for what is a well researched espionage thriller with all the relevant contemporary details such as the use of bakelite phones. There is not much of a preamble to the story and it hits the ground running with you wanting to see how the various plot lines evolve and resolve over the course of the book.