The City in Year Zero

The end of World War II sees the conclusion of Stefan Gillespie's reluctant espionage in this thrilling, poignant novel.

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Germany 1945. The War's end. Year Zero. Irish detective Stefan Gillespie is there to see his country's ambassador to the Third Reich leave by the back door. For the Allies there are no rewards for neutrality. But Stefan's work isn't over. There are Irishmen in Germany that Ireland doesn't want back. If the Allies have them, they can expect no help. Still, the Irish government needs to know enough about them to deny knowing anything about them. And British Intelligence will cooperate if there's some quid pro quo. It's the usual, dirty business. Unexpectedly, Stefan finds himself in a town he knew as a child when visiting his German cousins. And his family is still there - the ones who survived the War. Maybe it's just a fond memory of the first girl he loved that makes him help Else Friesack search for her missing daughter. Maybe he just wants to do something that's clean. But the past is a dangerous place to return to. Darkness still hangs over Germany. And Stefan Gillespie is walking right into it.