Life is a complex maze, a jigsaw of complications.

Jakob Jansen was just an ordinary shop keeper, who lived with his wife and had a very attractive assistant. But when his country surrendered to the Germans, his life took a drastic turn.

Amsterdam is now firmly under the Nazi jackboot, which leads to Jakob being host to a most unusual collection of lodgers, including: a member of the Dutch Resistance, a British spy, and a rather seductive female German spy.

Jakob is forced to operate in secret under the watchful eye of the evil German General, Klaus Schneider, who is famous for his cruel and vindictive nature (but also his weakness for the ladies).

With unlikely friendships and unlikely enemies, not everyone is who they appear to be...