With World War II right around the corner, Britain's MI6 needs to locate its Italian informant, Aiden Strother. The only person who can recognize him is his former lover, photographer Elena Standish, whom he betrayed six years ago. As Elena gets word of a secret group working to put Austria in the hands of Germany, her sister, Margot, is in Berlin to watch a friend get married—to a member of the Gestapo. Margot and Elena's grandfather, the former head of MI6, is none too happy about the sisters' travels at this tumultuous time, and in this sequel to Death in Focus, what's at stake on the continent becomes increasingly frightening—and personal.