The Spy in Black

On a moonlit shore so quiet the war seems to be on another planet, a submarine rises from the sea. Conrad von Belke, German naval lieutenant and first-time wartime spy, steps onto British turf with a motor-bicycle—and three days before his submarine can return.

It is August, and the guarded islands sheltering the British Grand Fleet lie dark beneath the cliffs. Von Belke must ride across the unfamiliar ground before dawn to meet the man directing his mission, then make his way into the fleet’s “innermost sanctuary” without drawing suspicion. He has a convincing English accent, a map in his pocket, and confidence in his plans; but in the dark, even finding the road proves harder than expected. A wrong turn sends bicycle and rider tumbling into a chasm. How long can a spy keep his nerve when the smallest mishap may expose him?

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