The first rocket takes five minutes to reach London. You have six minutes to stop the second.
In occupied Holland, German engineer Rudi Graf launches V2 rockets for the Nazis, haunted by the dream of space exploration corrupted into a weapon of terror. As the SS closes in, rumors of betrayal surface—and Graf’s loyalty is suddenly suspect.
Meanwhile in Belgium, English intelligence officer Kay Caton-Walsh hunts V2 launch sites with only math, nerve, and a war-shattered heart. As rockets rain down on London, her calculations could change the course of the war.
Two lives, divided by ideology, inch toward a fateful intersection. In this riveting WWII thriller, Robert Harris masterfully explores duty, deception, and the human cost of technological ambition.
The countdown has begun—will either of them survive?
