The English FuhrerAutumn 1945 Off the east coast of England, a Japanese sub surfaces, unloads its mysterious cargo, then blows itself to pieces. Former spy Professor Tom Wilde is enjoying peacetime in Cambridge, settling back into teaching and family life. Until a call from senior MI5 boss Lord Templeman brings him out of retirement. A nearby village has been locked down by the military, its residents blighted by a deadly illness. No one is allowed in or out. There are

But why is Clay so broken

in the heart of darkness

There they witness the bombing of their village (it's the year 1936

First staged at the Royal Court Theatre

Once an outlaw

West therefore has to act and quickly

Hansen is an effective cop

Amis also reflects on the life and legacy of his cousin

Whatever dreadful entity has entered Alaizabel's soul has turned her into a strange and unearthly magnet - attracting evil and drawing horrors from the very depths of hell

But Panama is a country whose politics are as volatile as the local freedom fighters

Based on Oscar Wilde's real-life friendship with Conan Doyle and the extraordinary but little-known fact that in 1894 the detective in charge of the Jack the Ripper investigations was Oscar Wilde's neighbour in Tite Street

to oversee his return