CHRISTIANA: A novel of dangerous romance

He wanted a holiday. He found a woman worth risking everything for.When Pierce Riley quits his job in 1989, buys a black Jaguar XJS and heads for Europe, he expects freedom, fast roads and a chance to leave his old life behind.Then he meets Christiana.Beautiful, mysterious and clearly running from something, she pulls him into a deadly chase across France, Switzerland and Austria - pursued by ruthless men who will kill anyone standing in their way.But Christiana is hiding far more than Pierce ever imagined.Her past reaches deep into the turmoil of post-war Europe, the failed Hungarian uprising and a family whose name still carries extraordinary power. As communism begins to crack and Hungary stands on the brink of historic change, Pierce discovers that the woman he has fallen in love with may hold the future of an entire country in her hands.But assassins are closing in.Old betrayals are surfacing.And the closer Pierce gets to the truth, the more he realises that almost nothing Christiana has told him is quite what it seems.A fast-moving international thriller of love, betrayal, political intrigue and deadly pursuit, CHRISTIANA races across Europe towards an explosive climax in Budapest - where history, power and passion collide.