A haunted pair flee across ice-shrouded mountains in Ken Follett’s thrilling new novel about deadly intrigue and deadlier love in a small, embattled country.

A young Englishwoman, a French doctor, and a roving American each has private reasons for arriving in Afghanistan where mountain-bred natives fight a fierce guerilla war against the Russian invaders. At the centre of the battle is an elusive leader named Masud – the guerillas must protect him, the Russians must kill him.
As Masud sweeps from his hidden eyrie, bringing down death for the enemy below in the Valley of the Five Lions, treachery seeks its prey. A brave and beautiful woman finds herself trapped between two spies – one is the man she loves, the other is her husband. Follett builds the menacing tension to the breaking point, leading to a confrontation that echoes all our nightmares.