September 1938. The world on a collision course. In Munich, Hitler, Chamberlain, Mussolini, and Daladier gather for a hastily convened conference. World peace hangs by a thread. Accompanying British Prime Minister Chamberlain is Hugh Legat from the Foreign Office, serving as his private secretary. On the German side, Paul von Hartmann from the Foreign Office in Berlin is among the attendees. He has gained access to the delegation through deceit. Secretly, he is a member of a resistance cell against Hitler. Legat and von Hartmann share a friendship that began when they studied together at Oxford. Now their paths cross again. How far must they go to prevent the looming war? Can they even trust each other? The new political thriller by Robert Harris - a novel about hope.