Secrecy, betrayal and the search for truth in a thrilling novel spanning the twentieth century At the same time as she is ghostwriting the autobiography of film star David Gale, Louise Summers is writing a biography of Andrew Pax, a member of the Apostles, executed in 1941 for passing secrets to the Russians. When Gale plays Pax in a film and commits suicide shortly afterwards, Louise's search for the truth comes up against opposition on all sides.