From the New York Times bestselling author and the modern-day master of the genre New York Newsday comes a gripping novel of espionage and deception in pre-war ParisAt the center of the intrigue is Hollywood star Frederic Stahl September On the eve of the Munich Appeasement Stahl arrives in Paris on loan from Warner Brothers to star in a French film He quickly becomes entangled in the shifting political currents of pre-war ParisFrench fascists German Nazis and his Hollywood publicists all have their fates tied to him But members of the clandestine spy world of Paris have a deeper interest in Stahl sensing a potential asset in a handsome internationally renowned actornbspnbspnbspnbsp Ranging from the high society of glittering Paris to film set locations in far-away Damascus and Budapest Alan Fursts new novel confirms his status as a writer whose stories unfold like a vivid dream The Wall Street Journal.
