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* SHORTLISTED FOR THE BSFA AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL 2018 *
'Hutchinson cements his position as one of the UK's foremost writers' – GUARDIAN
'Wraps itself around earlier volumes to offer deeper answers' – STRANGE HORIZONS
'High-octane thrills, mind-twisting concepts, smart and engaging storytelling' – LOCUS
'Perfectly encapsulates the damage that fear of the other has done to Europe' – VECTOR
THE PHENOMENAL CONCLUSION TO THE FRACTURED EUROPE SERIES
In Tallinn, Alice – a junior Scottish diplomat – is drawn into an incomprehensible plot spanning decades. In the Aegean, young refugee Benno makes a desperate break for freedom and finds himself in a strange new life.
On the canals of England, a fleet of narrow boats is gathering. Rudi, now a seasoned Coureur, finds himself drawn away from the kitchen one last time as he sets out with his ally Rupert in pursuit of a dead man.
