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 Hitlerâs 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?
âSkillfully mixes fact and fiction from World War II. Itâs bloody goodâ New York Daily News
âCharged with action and tension from start to finishâ John Barkham Reviews
âFor unbearable suspense, for chapter-by-chapter fascination, nothing Iâve read equals this oneâ Los Angeles Times
âA World War II âwhat ifâ thatâs great fun. Lots of suspense and a bang-up climaxâ Publishers Weekly
âA humdinger of a thriller ... a novel which turns history upside downâ Express & Echo
âA grand Churchillian scheme depicted with great flair and ingenuityâ The Seattle Times
âExcellent spy-genre fictionâ UPI
âPlenty of actionâ The New Yorker
âFic-fac at its most tantalising ... an extraordinary piece of fictionâ 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.