獲多位作家盛情推薦，包括：
愛倫坡獎最佳作獎作家Chris Pavone
《第一滴血》作家David Morrell
《海柏利昂》作者丹西蒙斯（Dan Simmons）

德黑蘭會議暗殺事件是歷史上一個未被証實的傳聞。作者William Christie將這宗懸案的暗殺計劃，以引人入勝的雙面間諜之姿構思劇情。小說節奏明快，擄獲眾多書評高度激賞。《Bookish》盛讚本小說:「spy fiction of the highest order」

小說故事描寫：二次大戰期間，一名年輕的蘇聯間諜潛入德國納粹德軍內部，發現一宗足以改寫歷史的暗殺陰謀。

若一切按照計畫，在正確時間和地點，我們身處的世界已經不再存在。

Alexsi Ivanovich Smirnov是一名孤兒，也是小偷，為了生存他不得不鬥智鬥勇，尤其在蘇聯這個共產國家，冷漠、猜忌、互相監視。1936年，16歲的Alexsi被國安機構NKVD的秘密警察拘捕，展轉被送到莫斯科。來到秘密警察臭名昭著的總部裡，除了被送去荒涼的盧比揚卡監獄被折磨至死之外，他獲得一個機會：接受訓練成為間諜。他唯有接受命運的安排，成為蘇聯間諜，受訓結束後，他以另一個身份被送到柏林，由一位失聯多時的所謂「親戚」、也是納粹黨的高級幹部推薦加入了納粹德軍工作。

在往後的七年，Alexsi一直活在他的假身份之下，為那位納粹黨高級幹部的「親戚」進行各種秘密任務，在機緣巧合之下，他被派去當時德國特務頭子威廉．卡納里斯（Wilhelm Canaris）那裡工作，從此成為雙面間諜。一邊為納粹進行反間工作，另一方面，又向蘇聯的NKVD報告，同時，又要逃開蓋世太保的注意。被困在兩面無情的壓力下，他經常提心吊膽，他唯一效忠的不是納粹，也不是蘇共，而是他自己，從少至大，他唯一的目的就是為了活下去。

在1944年，Alexsi成為蓋世太保，當時德軍已節節敗退，他們正計劃一場扭轉戰局的殊死任務。Alexsi被安排浸透進即將到來的德黑蘭會議，參會者有英國首相丘吉爾、美國總統羅斯福，以及蘇聯主席列寧，蓋世太保的目的就是要暗殺他們，在這個至關重要的時刻，如果這次暗殺成功，世界歷史將會重寫。

 

William Christie，畢業於賓夕尼亞州大學，曾是前陸戰隊的步兵官，在世界各地指揮聯合任務。著有《The Enemy Inside》、《The Warriors of God》，以及用筆名F.J. Chase著有《Bargain with the Devil》和《Darkness Under Heaven》等小說。

 

“Engaging...impressive...an intelligent understanding of political terrorism and the spy’s tradecraft.”──Publishers Weekly

“Christie effectively layers on the historical detail as the absurd scheme plays itself out. Alexsi may be a superspy, but he gloriously lacks all convictions except self-preservation, and in that way he belongs in the grand tradition of antiwar heroes like Jaroslav Hašek’s Schweik and Joseph Heller’s Yossarian.”──Booklist

“A wickedly suspenseful novel of intelligence and counterintelligence...history, atmosphere, and suspense—it’s all here, and then some.”──Bookpage

“The true pleasures of an espionage story lie in the methodical work of infiltration and information gathering. Christie understands this, and offers up the story of Alexsi Smirnov.”──Barnes & Noble, April’s Best New Thrillers

“World War II history buffs, listen up: This one’s for you…this is spy fiction of the highest order.”──Bookish

“A superb spy novel, with a vast sweep across the Eastern Front of World War II, all told from the vantage of a single man fighting to survive, while also perhaps changing the course of history.”──Chris Pavone, New York Times bestselling author of The Expats

“A rousing adventure saga and a first-rate spy novel. Exciting action scenes. Accurate espionage tradecraft. This irresistible historical thriller grabbed me with its fascinating depiction of little known, major events in WWII. Its unusual main character, a double agent for both the Soviets and the Nazis but looking out only for himself, is a wry deadly charmer.”──David Morrell, New York Times bestselling author of Ruler of the Night

“A Single Spy is a brilliant and beautiful novel that places William Christie firmly in the rarefied ranks of the world’s finest authors of espionage fiction. Readers who’ve appreciated the dark, wonderfully written novels of John le Carré and Alan Furst, owe it to themselves to read it. The novel is that rare; Christie is that good.”──Dan Simmons, New York Times bestselling author of The Terror and The Crook Factory