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Cometh the Hour

by Jeffrey Archer

Book 6 in the The Clifton Chronicles series.

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Giles Barrington’s relationship with Karin Brandt draws him into an intelligence struggle across the Iron Curtain, where affection and political allegiance cannot easily be separated. Harry Clifton continues campaigning for the imprisoned Soviet author Anatoly Babakov, whose book about Joseph Stalin has made him a target of the state. Efforts to secure Babakov’s release expose the risks faced by writers and dissidents under Soviet rule.

In Britain, Emma Clifton confronts legal and financial attacks, while Sebastian’s rise in banking is complicated by his love for Priya and by the continuing threat posed by the Martinez family. The volume combines family saga with espionage, moving between divided Berlin, Soviet imprisonment and the institutions of post-war Britain. Each generation must decide whether private loyalty can survive the demands of politics, reputation and national security.