In 1942 Malta, military officer Max Chadwick is charged with ensuring a Maltese island in the Mediterranean stays in the hands of the British Empire. During a devastating Axis bombing campaign, a Maltese woman is murdered, supposedly by a British soldier. Forced to investigate in secret due to fears that the killing would lower morale around the island, Max begins to uncover a most delicate conspiracy with consequences reaching far beyond the war.
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