Spain. 1940 As a translator for the British Embassy, Harry Brett, on assignment from the British Secret Service, arrives in Madrid, destroyed by the Civil War. Harry must make contact with Sandy Forsyth, an old school friend who, according to British intelligence, is involved in shady business. Meanwhile, Sandy's friend, Barbara Claire, is on her own secret mission - trying to find her former lover Bernie Piper, who fought on the side of the International Brigades and went missing in one of the battles. Harry, Sandy and Barbara find themselves caught up in a dangerous game, their destinies intertwined and inexorably leading to the dramatic and breathtaking climax of the novel...For the first time in Russian!