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1980s: The first book in the Jerusalem Spy series
The Damascus Cover
What you need to know before your trail
In a last ditch effort to revive his career, washed out agent Ari Ben-Sion accepts a mission he never would have 30 years ago, to smuggle a group of Jewish children out of the Damascus ghetto. Or so he thinks.
In Damascus, a beautiful American photographer, Kim, seems to be falling in love with Ari, but she is asking too many questions. His communication equipment disappears. His contact never shows up. The operation is only hours away and everything seems awry.
Desperate to succeed, Ari might risk everything. Even his life.
Travel Guide
Explore the backstreets of Damascus with The Damascus Cover
When you’re someone being chased and hounded by agents who are after you, it’s good that the streets and alleyways of Damascus are so twisty and turny.
Ari travels through various neighborhoods of the city and also its business districts in an attempt to throw off agents. Ari has a mission of getting children out of Syria, a raw and harsh landscape, not to mention highly dangerous and violent.
This is the thrilling journey of Middle Eastern politics and how one operative must do what he can to rescue innocents from a war threatening to kill them all. The simple techniques of undercover work back in the 1970s when the novel was written can’t be compared to the hi-tech standards of today but they make the chase and the danger more fascinating still.
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Destination: Damascus Author/guide: Howard Kaplan Departure: 1980s
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