The Cairo Affair: A Novel by Olen Steinhauer
By Olen Steinhauer
Sophie Kohl resides her worst nightmare. mins after she confesses to her husband, a mid-level diplomat on the American embassy in Hungary, that she had an affair whereas they have been in Cairo, he's shot within the head and killed.
Stan Bertolli, a Cairo-based CIA agent, has fielded his proportion of dead night calls. yet his middle skips a beat whilst he hears the voice of the one lady he ever really enjoyed, calling to invite why her husband has been assassinated.
Omar Halawi has labored in Egyptian intelligence for years, and he is aware how you can play the sport. international brokers cross him occasional info, he returns the want, and everyone's satisfied. however the homicide of a diplomat in Hungary has ripples the entire solution to Cairo, and Omar needs to stick with the fall-out anyplace it leads.
American analyst Jibril Aziz is familiar with extra approximately Stumbler, a covert operation rejected by way of the CIA, than an individual. So while apparently another individual has acquired a replica of the blueprints, Jibril on my own is aware the risk it represents.
As those avid gamers converge in Cairo in The Cairo Affair, Olen Steinhauer's masterful manipulations slowly unveil a portrait of a wedding, a jigsaw puzzle of loyalty and betrayal, opposed to a perilous international of political video games the place allegiances are by no means transparent and results are by no means assured.
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Sophie Kohl resides her worst nightmare. mins after she confesses to her husband, a mid-level diplomat on the American embassy in Hungary, that she had an affair whereas they have been in Cairo, he's shot within the head and killed.
Stan Bertolli, a Cairo-based CIA agent, has fielded his percentage of hour of darkness calls. yet his middle skips a beat while he hears the voice of the single lady he ever actually enjoyed, calling to invite why her husband has been assassinated.
Omar Halawi has labored in Egyptian intelligence for years, and he understands how you can play the sport. international brokers cross him occasional details, he returns the prefer, and everyone's chuffed. however the homicide of a diplomat in Hungary has ripples the entire method to Cairo, and Omar needs to keep on with the fall-out anyplace it leads.
American analyst Jibril Aziz is familiar with extra approximately Stumbler, a covert operation rejected by way of the CIA, than someone. So whilst it seems that another individual has got a replica of the blueprints, Jibril by myself understands the chance it represents.
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