He was unaware they searched for him. After all, he was an ordinary man, a pianist who herded goats high in the Pyrenees Mountains. He was also unaware that deep within his brilliant hands, dormant and undisturbed, was an ability to kill. While World War II rages across Europe, Garcia Quinones, famous virtuoso pianist, lives a reclusive life in the mountains of northern Spain where he lives an idyllic life herding goats and playing Chopin so beautifully the heavens pause to listen. When Her Majesty’s Secret Service learns Garcia is to play for Germany’s Reichsführer, Heinrich Himmler, and his mistress, they seize the opportunity to use the pianist to pass bogus Allied intelligence to Himmler. Their plan is thwarted when the gentle pianist refuses to cooperate. He becomes “The Unwilling Spy.” Despite his dissension, Garcia is thrust into the dark world of espionage where his tender soul must learn to lie . . . deceive . . . and murder. He plays Beethoven so brilliantly the angels weep, but can his delicate fingers curl around a 9mm pistol and squeeze the trigger?This richly imagined novel is a story that evokes the turmoil of war and the courageous heroism of ordinary men. The pianist fights a secret war where he weighs patriotism against self-interest while his soul is forced to confront the demons of political oppression. The results are unforgettable.
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