The Human Pool

A geopolitical thriller covers six decades and retraces the steps of World War II spy Willi Schmidt, a mysterious man who died in 1945, but when former Intelligence courier Joe Hoover stumbles upon information that Schmidt is actually still alive, he discovers that he has become the target of those who will do anything to keep long hidden secrets buried. Reprint.

Chris Petit is the author of The Psalm Killer and Back from the Dead, and a former editor of London's Time Out magazine. He is also a filmmaker whose directorial credits include Radio On and Chinese Boxes, and his documentaries have won several awards. He lives in London, where he is at work on his next novel, to be published in hardcover by Atria Books.