From the author of Messiah, Storm and Vodka comes a thrilling mystery set during the Great Fog of post-World War Two London, a time of secrets and intrigue. At first, it seems the Great Fog has claimed another victim. A drunk, perhaps, wandering unsighted through Hyde Park and stumbling into the icy shallows of Long Water. But Max Stensness was stone cold sober when he died. And in the hours before his death, the young biochemist had claimed to be in possession of a secret that would change the world. Having traded MI5 for New Scotland Yard, Detective Inspector Herbert Smith thinks he has left the murky world of espionage behind him until he begins retracing the final footsteps of Max Stensness. Suddenly hes being tailed, and thinly veiled threats are issueddanger lurks at every turn in the investigation. The CIA, KGB and MI5 are all vying to get their hands on the dead mans secret, and as the body count climbs, its clear theres someone who will stop at nothing to claim it.