Press-ganged into a secessionist army, a young engineer fi nds himself in the thick of a civil war where he has the misfortune to witness the murder of an off icer by a subordinate. Years after the armistice an enquiry is set up and the reluctant combatant is due to testify to what he saw. He knows that if he tells the whole truth his life will be in danger and that seeking refuge in a neighbouring country is his only option. False Frontier is the story of how faithful friends, at great danger to themselves, help him in his attempt to escape. An intriguing, page turning story.