Dr Berlin

First published in 2001, Dr Berlin was the final volume in Francis Bennett's Cold War trilogy.'For all of us now the Cold War is history… What interested me as a writer was how we survived. What went on behind the scenes?… I went looking for my own fictional explanations for historical events…' Francis Bennett Dr Andrei Berlin is a respected Moscow academic and Party member – also a secret informer who has sickened of his own lies and weakness. On the eve of departure to lecture in Cambridge he is asked by a disillusioned faction in the Soviet military to deliver a message to the West. Can Berlin redeem his life of deception by one courageous act?'A fine, satisfying espionage novel.' Kirkus Reviews'A rare piece of subtle and complex storytelling.' The Times