Routine surveillance, nothing special'' - Commander Bailey''s brief from Special Branch seems simple enough. But it leads to a sudden, bloody suicide.

Piece-by-piece, Baily uncovers the history of a courageous special agent aiding the French Resistance during WWII. But the agent''s loyalties are fatally divided. Thirty years on, in a quiet flat in south London, the final, tragic act of the drama takes place...

THE LANTERN NETWORK is a gripping story of heroism and betrayal in Nazi-occupied France from a genuine craftsman of the thriller genre.

''A grimly realistic story of patriotism, treachery and fierce courage of men and women who defy torture and death'' - Daily Telegraph