Berlin Burning

Coming March 16, 2027

The Berlin Wall is about to fall. But the true battle for survival is being fought in the shadows.

The world's intelligence networks are in motion. Old tensions are reaching a breaking point. And in the final days of a divided Germany, secrets have become more valuable than ever.

In Tokyo, Red Dragon is playing a game few understand. Soviet operative. Suspected double agent. A man who knows how to manipulate those around him. Case in point: His newest recruit, a fresh-faced college graduate named Kyoko, is sent straight into West Berlin's diplomatic scene. The resulting mission could compromise far more than one intelligence network, including the woman tied directly to his past.

For Barclay Chapman, deputy chief of MI6 in Bonn, the approaching collapse of East Germany threatens to put years of intelligence work at risk. Among the assets hanging in the balance is a Stasi man he turned years earlier. Now, with tensions reaching critical heights, he must return to the West Berlin streets he once worked as an intelligence officer, hoping to extract his most important chess pieces before East Germany crumbles.

As the Allies discover their most trusted secrets may have been leaked to the Soviets, the intricate machinery of espionage begins to turn against its architects. Trust becomes a dangerous currency. Allegiance a matter of convenience. And deception is the one language every side speaks fluently. In a world built on secrets, even the truth can become an instrument of betrayal.

From award-winning author Matthew Fults, Berlin Burning is a searing literary thriller in the spirit of John le Carré and Graham Greene. The tension simmers throughout, a cerebral game of cat and mouse, with the most feared stakes hanging in the balance.