02207cam a2200373 i 4500 1346368316 TxAuBib 20240629120000.0 210920s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021025200 9780393881042 hardcover $27.95 0393881040 hardcover $27.95 (OCoLC)1268471822 TxAuBib rda McCloskey, David, author. Damascus Station : a novel / David McCloskey. First edition. New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Company, [2021] 419 pages : illustration ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "A CIA officer and his recruit arrive in war-ravaged Damascus to hunt for a killer. CIA case officer Sam Joseph is dispatched to Paris to recruit Syrian Palace official Mariam Haddad. The two fall into a forbidden relationship, supercharging Haddad's recruitment and creating unspeakable danger when they enter Damascus to find the man responsible for the disappearance of an American spy. But the cat-and-mouse chase for the killer soon leads to a trail of high-profile assassinations and the discovery of a dark secret at the heart of the Syrian regime, bringing the pair under the all-seeing eyes of Asad's spycatcher, Ali Hassan, and his brother Rustum, the head of the feared Republican Guard. Set against the backdrop of a Syria pulsing with fear and rebellion, Damascus Station is a gripping thriller that offers a textured portrayal of espionage, love, loyalty, and betrayal in one of the most difficult CIA assignments on the planet"-- Provided by publisher. 20240629. United States Central Intelligence Agency Fiction. Spy stories. fast Syria History Civil War, 2011- Fiction. Spy fiction. fast Thrillers (Fiction.) lcgft Romance fiction. lcgft Novels. lcgft Romantic suspense fiction. TXMAR