The Gates of Midnight

War has come to London once more, and Holly Beckman, now a widow, is forced to find new depths of courage and determination in the face of adversity. David Aspinall, her first lover, has come back after twenty years abroad. He still has a fatal charm for Holly but only time will tell if she can trust him at last. A new generation defies convention in the face of death, as Holly s RAF pilot son Chris and David s niece embark on a whirlwind affair. Across the Channel, Ritchie Beckman - his lucrative art business crumbling as the Germans advance on Paris - risks everything in a daring plan to outwit his treacherous wife and her Nazi friends. A plan that could mean further tragedy for the whole Beckman family...