Double Cross BlindIn December, 1941 the Blitz is at its height. London is shuddering under the relentless assault of German bombs. Across the Atlantic, Roosevelt seems determined to keep the US out of the war. Tom Wall, an American soldier wounded while fighting with the Allies in Crete, wakes up in a London hospital. Physically weakened and suffering from combat fatigue, Tom is aware only of a burning need to find his brother, a diplomat also in London. But British

the emperor's ship embarks upon a twelve-day voyage

and a fanatic aversioncultural

One is Sir Paul Berowne

Hervey must leave behind his love

in serving his country and leading his men

Novelists have noticed that contemporary reality keeps outdoing their imaginations

almost on the brink of starvation

With ironic delight he recalls his time in the British Secret Service in Africa

apparently determined

the sole inhabitant of Eel Marsh House

Before long the terrible truth begins to emerge

England is at war with itself