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BEST FIRST NOVEL WINNER Edgar Awards International Thriller Writers Awards Barry Awards Macavity Awards

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR The New Yorker NPR The Financial Times The Daily Telegraph London The Diplomatic Courier

During the Arab Spring an American spys final mission goes dangerously awry in this crackling debut thriller The New Yorker from a former CIA officer that Joseph Weisberg creator of The Americans calls the most realistic espionage story Ive read

Shane Collins a worldweary CIA spy is ready to come in from the cold Stationed in Bahrain off the coast of Saudi Arabia for his final tour he has little use for his missionuncovering Iranian support for the insurgency against the monarchy Then Collins meets Almaisa a beautiful and enigmatic artist and his eyes are opened to a side of Bahrain most expats never experience to questions he never thought to ask

When his trusted informant inside the opposition becomes embroiled in a murder Collins finds himself drawn deep into the conflict His budding romance with Almaisaand his loyaltiesare upended in an instant hes caught in the crosswinds of a revolution Drawing on all his skills as a spymaster he sets out to learn the truth behind the Arab Spring win Almaisas love and uncover the murky border where Bahrains secrets end and Americas begin