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2000s: Things are looking bad for disgraced spy August Drummond.
How to Betray Your Country
What you need to know before your trail
Things are looking bad for disgraced spy August Drummond. In emotional free fall after the death of his wife, fired for a series of unprecedented security breaches… and now his neighbour on the flight to Istanbul won’t stop talking. The only thing keeping him sane is the hunch there’s something suspicious about the nervous young man several rows ahead – a hunch that is confirmed when August watches him throw away directions to an old cemetery moments before being detained by Turkish police. When August decides to go in his place, it sets him on a path from which there may be no return…
Locations
Reset- Turkey - Istanbul
- A: Avrasya tunnel
- B: Hagia Sophia
- C: Feriköy Cemetery
- Syria
- D: Damascus
- England - London
- E: MI6
Travel Guide
Discover the world of spies working in the Middle East
Istanbul is the main focus of this novel. A spy arrives in the city and immediately goes on a journey around it, visiting cafes, streets and graveyards of interest. With cultural snippets and local flavour Istanbul gets a great part to play. There’s an international flavour too with mentions of politics and war coming from Syria and countries around the area.
The world of espionage is well evoked and the author himself has worked for the British government for many years. Of course his author name is not his real name for obvious reasons so you can only imagine how authentic and realistic parts of this novel must be.
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Destination/Location: Middle East, Istanbul Author: James Wolff Departure: 2000s
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