A fripping, critically acclaimed story of secrets and extremes, and how the past is always closer than you think. In Sparta, a close-knit group are excaving an ancient site. When Ben, lost and aimless, comes to Greece to escape private failures, he is inevitably drawn to them- but is there more to the group than he understands? A veritable page-turner from the acclaimed author of The Cryptographer and THe Love of Stones.