A classic World War II novel from the bestselling thriller writer Derek Lambert. For the beleaguered German and Russian armies there is no war beyond the carnage in the city's grim skeleton, and the terrible winter at their heels. Desperate men need heroes to boost their morale: orders come from the very top for a duel between champion snipers Antonov the Russian, and Meister the German - a contest each must win. For the two marksmen there is now no war but the race to pin the other in their sights. And no other companion, either, than the stranger whose mind each must read. Dead heroes or living legends? Only time will tell. 'The book is perfect. The horror of war is captured by the spare prose; the tension mounts, and the inevitable confrontation is uplifting in its outcome' Daily Telegraph 'Told me more than all the military historians ever could about the greatest battle of World War Two' Daily Mail 'Tense and gripping ... a most effective chiller' British Book News 'One is reminded of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness ... For those who like to be in the thick of it, this book is a must' Surrey and South Midripping ... a most effective chiller' British Book News 'One is reminded of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness ... For those who like to be in the thick of it, this book is a must' Surrey and South Middlesex Times 'A good war story' Kirkus Reviews 'A unique tour de force ... poignant, cogent, a strong novel, suspenseful and fascinating, a novel not easily forgotten' Florida Sun News