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After Peter Körber is stabbed to death in Berlin, his son, Andreas, leaves Denmark, where he was raised by his mother and stepfather, and travels to that once-divided city to uncover the brutal truth. In his search to know this complete stranger, Andreas hopes to come to grips with his own identity crisis, stalled academic career, and failed relationship. But what kind of man was his father? A complicated portrait begins to emerge concerning Peter's role in the German Democratic Republic before reunification.

Autumn, 1989. The waning days of the Cold War. A rogue Stasi colonel has acquired a nuclear bomb and threatens to level Berlin if and when the Wall comes down. CIA Agent Nick Harper is called in to foil the plot. Soon after arriving, however, Harper discovers his identity has been compromised. To stay alive, he must go along with a group of passionate young East Berliners who mistake him for their idol, American superstar David Hasselhoff.

En rysk KGB-agent vill smugglas in till Sverige från Sovjet finska gränsen. Killen måste över till varje pris, säger överstebefälhavaren. Det är ett uppdrag av högsta prioritet. En väl beprövad svensk agent blir satt på uppdraget, men allt fortlöper inte riktigt som någon har tänkt sig. Flera år senare, när krutröken har lagt sig och saker har återgått till det normala, börjar det misslyckade uppdraget att spöka i den nu mycket rutinerade agentens liv.

"Fans of codebreakers, spies, and Cold War dramas will be entrapped by Reay's tale of courage, love, and honor set against the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall." - Booklist Starred Review Bestselling author Katherine Reay returns with an unforgettable tale of the Cold War and a CIA code breaker...