Publisher's Synopsis
1915: As the First World War rages in Europe, a young intelligence officer named Thomas Edward Lawrence is consigned to GHQ in Cairo. Passionately committed to the Arab people, he is about to unlock a secret that will change the course of history. Lawrence runs a network of spies and believes that an Arab revolt would remove the Ottoman presence and leave a free, self-governed Arabia. Reports reach him of British hostages taken in Persia; a kidnapping orchestrated by infamous German agent Wilhelm Wassmuss. British assassin Captain Harold Quinn is despatched to Cairo. Intent on taking down Wassmuss, Quinn and Lawrence travel to Persia. The journey is treacherous across the desert, and Lawrence soon discovers that his German opponent is a master of stealth and deception...
