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The second, edge-of-your-seat prequel novel based on Showtime’s hit series, HOMELAND, ‘the best thriller on American television’ New York PostDamascus, Syria, 2009. Carrie Mathison is leading an operation to capture or kill al Qaeda terrorist, Abu Nazir. But arriving at the compound where he was supposed to be in hiding, they find it empty. Carrie is sure that someone is leaking CIA information to the enemy and has betrayed their operation, seriously threatening American interests in the Middle East. To expose the double agent, her boss, Saul Berenson, devises an elaborate ruse that will send her on the most dangerous mission of her life.This twisting tale of international intrigue takes fans deeper into the intense world of high-stakes espionage, and explores never-before-seen details of Carrie’s life as an operative in the Middle East, Saul’s past as an agent in Iran, Brody’s dark childhood and captivity, and events involving the trio—and other favourite characters, like Dar Adal—that will lead them to the present.
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An edge-of-your-seat original prequel novel based on Showtime’s hit series, HOMELAND, ‘the best thriller on American television’ New York PostBeirut, 2006. CIA operations officer Carrie Mathison barely escapes an ambush while attempting a clandestine meeting with a new contact code-named Nightingale. Suspicious that security has been compromised, she challenges the station chief in a heated confrontation that gets her booted back to Langley.Expert in recognizing and anticipating behavioral patterns—a skill enhanced by the bipolar disorder she keeps secret to protect her career—Carrie is increasingly certain that a terrorist plot has been set in motion. Carrie risks a shocking act of insubordination that helps her uncover secret evidence connecting Nightingale with Abu Nazir, the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq. Determined to stop the terrorist mastermind, she embarks on an obsessive quest that will nearly destroy her.Filled with the suspense and plot twists that have made Homeland a must-watch series, this riveting tale reveals the compelling untold backstories of the series’ main characters and takes fans deeper into the life and mind of one brilliant woman spy.
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400 lehekülge põnevust! Ühes Kairo kohvikus mõrvatakse Egiptuse riikliku sisejulgeoleku ülem, kelle hukkajast teatakse ainult hüüdnime Palestiinlane. CIA otsib abi ainsalt mehelt, kes nende arvates suudab kuritöö lahti harutada – oma endiselt salaagendilt koodnimetusega Skorpion. Kurjategijate vaimse juhi jälitamine viib Skorpioni Lähis-Idast Euroopa pealinnade ohtlikku allilma. Vaba maailma saatus on kahe teineteist vääriva vastase kätes, mistõttu ei tohi eksida. Andrew Kaplan on teeninud leiba nii sõjakorrespondendi kui sõjaväelasena ning tunneb põhjalikult teemat, millest kirjutab. Kõik tegelased ja sündmused on autori kujutlusvõime vili.