"Summer 1938. Europe is teetering on the brink. Hitler builds his armies. Stalin unleashes a savage purge. In the far corners of the world, the intelligence agencies of the major powers fall into a frenzy of relentless warring. One Mr. Stern, an engineer, becomes the stakes in this shadowy conflict. Chased by Stalin's spies, Stern takes refuge in Istanbul. In this cosmopolitan city, Max Friedman and the intoxicating Magda Witnitz will do everything to save him." -fra omslaget