Hot on the heels of his international bestseller, Only Time Will Tell, Jeffrey Archer is back with another saga of power and betrayal.
Only days before Britain declares war on Germany, Harry Clifton, hoping to escape the consequences of long-buried family secrets, joins the Merchant Navy. His ship is sunk by a German U-boat, and Harry is rescued along with a handful of sailors, including an American named Tom Bradshaw. When Bradshaw dies in the night, Harry seizes on the chance to escape his past and assumes his identity.
On landing in America, Harry quickly learns the mistake he has made. Without any way of proving his true identity, he is now chained to a past that could be far worse than his own.