van Dun Frank van Dun 
In the Shadow of the Prodigy 

Set in 1994, on the eve of the internet and financial revolutions of the nineties, this novel tells the story of a young historian in search of permanent employment through a number of encounters and discussions with old and new friends. These discussions, mainly about the fears and hopes that come with rapid social change, make this a novel of ideas. However, it is also a tale of loyalty and betrayal, mystery and romance. When the young man’s research accidentally threatens to expose a botched false-flag operation dating from just prior to WWII, he finds that the affair casts a shadow over every aspect of his life, not the least his love for the daughter of a man who may have played a major part in its deadly cover-up.