First published 2018
September 1938. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain flies across the English Channel while Adolf Hitler's train rolls toward Munich. Each leader brings a young aide. These two men once shared a friendship in peacetime, but now they serve opposing masters as Europe teeters on the brink of war. Hitler wants his conflict. Chamberlain will do anything to prevent it. The meeting in Munich will become infamous, but the outcome may depend less on the famous politicians than on their young companions. Both men carry dangerous secrets. One works as a spy. The other faces impossible choices between loyalty and conscience. As the negotiations unfold, murder enters the equation. The fate of millions hangs in the balance, and the price of peace may be higher than anyone imagines.
Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, war, political-thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, moral-dilemma
Setting: England, Munich, Europe
Period: September 1938
303 pages · Hardcover · Knopf