Book 3 in the Ash Carter Near-East series.
The year is 1949.
"Ash Carter is called in to investigate the mysterious death of a commando. working with Detective Sofia Mackenzie he finds that nothing is quite what it seems and no one is willing to tell the truth. When another man dies, it appears that the truth lies in the mountains and the mines to be found there. Threatened and working against the clock, Carter and Mackenzie must solve the case or risk becoming the mountain’s next victims."