Luc and Lisette Ravens - a former French Resistance fighter and one-time British spy - have survived the war in Europe, and sail to Tasmania, hoping to rebuild their lives. Law student Max Vogel learns a startling truth. A long-held family secret links him to the Ravens and he holds the key to his own future and to Luc's troubled past.

A French resistance fighter and a British spy set sail for Australia after WW2's end, hoping to rebuild their lives, but they find the past can't be evaded so easily. Follow-up to "The Lavender Keeper". Appeal for Rachel Hore and Liz Fenwick fans.