Alex lives in East Berlin. The cold war is raging & he & his family are forbidden to leave. But the longer he stays the more danger he is in. Alex is no longer pretending to be a model East German & the Stasi has noticed. They are watching him. Alex is told that further education will be blocked to him. His summer job is mysteriously cancelled & friends begin avoiding him. His parents start to realise that leaving the East may be the only option left to them but getting across the Wall is practically impossible. & even if Alex & his family make it to the other side will they be able to escape the reach of the Stasi? This is a tense page-turning thriller that builds towards a terrifying showdown as powerful forces from the East & West converge. One false move will change everything for Alex & his family for ever.