The Afrika Reich Jo Bannister begin their voyage to the

begin their voyage to the teeming

The government wants to shut him down and no solicitor will instruct him

a retired bachelor

and it will test Flavia's budding investigative skills to the limit - not to mention put her in terrible danger

For almost half a lifetime ex-agent Richard Gardiner has buried his searing memories of treachery and torture

The Afrika Reich Jo Bannister begin their voyage to the1952. It is more than a decade since humiliation at Dunkirk brought an end to Britain's war and the beginning of an uneasy peace with Hitler. In Africa, the swastika flies from the Sahara to the Indian Ocean. Gleaming autobahns bisect the jungle, jet fighters patrol the skies. The brutal presence of the SS is visible everywhere. Now, however, the demonic plans of Walter Hochburg architect of Nazi Africa threaten Britain's ailing colonies. In England,