One of the very best thrillers of the last ten years. Second novel by Stevens, published by Coronet in 1987, now reissued and still stunningly relevant to the Middle East conflict.

The lives of three families converge: a Jewish family finally allowed out of Russia after years of persecution; a Palestinian family displaced by the Israelis from their ancestral home in Bethlehem; an English family from Hereford, home of the SAS: hostage, highjacker, rescuer - but who is really the villain, who is really the victim? A super novel of international intrigue and heartbreaking suspense.