The Wall
Ian Siragher
Type: ARC
Genre: Historical fiction, thriller
Word count: 88,000
Warnings: Swearing
East Berlin, 1989. Irish journalist Sarah Allen uncovers a Stasi conspiracy as the Berlin Wall begins to collapse. While Soviet hardliners plot to crush reform and provoke war with the West, Sarah is drawn into a deadly game of espionage, betrayal and political manipulation that will shape the modern world.
What’s this?
A regime is dying. Irish journalist Sarah Allen is chasing the story of a lifetime in Cold War Berlin. When a rogue Stasi officer hands her secrets powerful enough to topple the regime, she thinks she’s found it. She’s wrong.
As events spiral out of control, Sarah flees to Hungary. Driven by guilt and ambition, she helps a family escape the GDR—unaware she is leading them into a KGB trap.
In the shadows, Russian Major Sergey Spiridonovich and a ruthless KGB lieutenant colonel are orchestrating a final act of sabotage. Their goal: provoke a massacre, bait the West, and ensure the Iron Curtain never falls. As the regime begins to collapse, Sarah finds herself at the centre of history’s greatest deception.
On the night the Wall falls, the world will celebrate. But the war isn’t over. It’s just changing shape.
After successful careers as a bank manager and a scientific analysis company owner, Ian retired to pursue creative ventures. Now, he spends his days writing, running, and crafting ceramics. Based in Cambridge, he shares his home with an understanding wife, a flock of goldfinches, and the odd squirrel.
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