For this spy, thereโs no Nazi losing sleep over. An up-all-night thriller from the New York Timesโbestselling author and MWA Grand Master.
Evan Tanner ran head-first into a piece of shrapnel in Korea, and now he canโt sleep. Ever. Which can be an asset for a dedicated linguist, term paper forger, thief, lost cause enthusiast . . .
Spy.
Tanner takes on jobs for a covert intelligence organization so secret that even those who work for it have no idea who theyโre working for. Now his nameless supervisor wants him to sneak behind the Iron Curtain, storm an impregnable castle in Prague (alone!), and rescue an old Slovak whoโs got a pressing date with a hangmanโs noose.
The trouble is the prisoner is an unrepentant Nazi who makes Goering look like Mister Rogers. Tanner hates Nazis. If heโs caught (which is likely) the U.S. will deny that they know him. And Tanner will be executed. After being tortured, no doubt. All in all, there are many excellent reasons why Tanner should refuse this assignment.
So, naturally, he says yes.
Praise for Lawrence Block
โBlock is one of the best!โ โThe Washington Post
โBlock is a deft surgeon, sure and precise.โ โThe New York Times
โBlock generates nonstop suspense.โ โPublishers Weekly
โOne of our best authors.โ โSan Diego Union-Tribune