Description: "June 1940 ... As German troops pour across France, the veteran soldier and adventurer Richard Hannay is called back into duty. In Paris an individual, code-named 'Roland, ' has disappeared and is assumed to bein the hands of Nazi agents. Only Roland knows the secret of the Thirty-One Kings, a mystery upon which the future of Europe depends. Hannay is dispatched to Paris to find Roland before the Germans overrun the city. On a hazardous journey across the battlefields of France Hannay is joined by old friends and new allies as he confronts a ruthless foe who will stop at nothing to destroy him"--
Brief description: Robert J. Harris has written numerous books with HarperCollins, including Leonardo and the Death Machine, Will Shakespeare and the Pirate's Fire, and, most recently, The Gravedigger's Club, first in a new series of mysteries starring a young Arthur Conan Doyle. Robert is also the designer of the bestselling fantasy board game Talisman. He lives in St. Andrews, Scotland.
Review Quotes: A little bit of James Bond, a smattering of Indiana Jones, and perhaps even a bit of Buckaroo Bonzai--clever, well-plotted, and big fun.