Convinced that Hitler and Stalin are intent on overpowering each other, British Intelligence concoct a ruthless double-cross to lure Russia and Germany into a hellish war of attrition on the Eastern Front. It will divert Hitlerโs wrathful Blitz and buy Britain the most precious of all commodities: time.
The plot hinges on one man, Josef Hoffman, a humble Red Cross worker in neutral Lisbon. Hoffman must go to Russia to meet Stalin and send covert communications back to the Allies using a new cipher, the Judas Code. But who is Hoffman? And where do his loyalties really lie?
โSkillfully mixes fact and fiction from World War II. Itโs bloody goodโ New York Daily News
โCharged with action and tension from start to finishโ John Barkham Reviews
โFor unbearable suspense, for chapter-by-chapter fascination, nothing Iโve read equals this oneโ Los Angeles Times
โA World War II โwhat ifโ thatโs great fun. Lots of suspense and a bang-up climaxโ Publishers Weekly
โA humdinger of a thriller ... a novel which turns history upside downโ Express & Echo
โA grand Churchillian scheme depicted with great flair and ingenuityโ The Seattle Times
โExcellent spy-genre fictionโ UPI
โPlenty of actionโ The New Yorker
โFic-fac at its most tantalising ... an extraordinary piece of fictionโ Eastern Daily Press
Derek Lambert was born in 1929, and served in the RAF for two and a half years, before becoming a foreign correspondent, travelling the world to exotic locations that later inspired his novels. His travels gave him first-hand knowledge of his material and it was his authentic tales of espionage that made him a household name and bestselling author. He spent the later years of his life in Spain, where he died in 2001 at the age of 71.