1945. In this follow-up to "The Kommandant's Girl," surviving the brutality of a Nazi prison camp, Marta Nedermann, is lucky to have escaped with her life. When the American soldier she plans to wed is killed in a plane crash, she discovers she is pregnant, and marries a British diplomat in an attempt to create a happier life. Starting a new life in London she once again becomes trapped in a web of intrigue and betrayal when Communists infiltrate British Intelligence and the traitor is linked to her past.