Faith

 is the seventh novel in the Bernard Samson series, not counting the historical prequel Winter. According to Len Deighton the book 'f''ollows directly from the end of Spy Sinker. As the summer of 1987 turns cold, Fiona's recuperation in California is nearing an end. Bernard is at Los Angeles airport, saying goodbye to her as he departs on a mysterious assignment in communist East Germany ' [Author's Note to Faith''].