Ya'ara Stein, at thirty-four, intended to finish her BA in
filmmaking but a
pressing call from the Israeli Prime Minister put a hold on her
education. She is to establish a small, ultra-secret team of
covert
agents that will answer only to the PM. The team members and
the
methods to be used are left entirely to Ya'ara; she has
carte blanche to
use any means necessary to ensure the success of her
operations --
legal or not. Her recruits, four women and two men, are
doing well, but
their training is cut short when Ya'ara receives a call from
her friend
and occasional colleague Matthias Geller, a German
Intelligence service
senior officer. Matthias' much younger girlfriend Martina
dumped him
recently and she has apparently vanished from the face of
the earth,
and he has a feeling that something is off. Ya'ara gathers
her team:
their training will continue in the field. Maybe there's
nothing to
Martina's disappearance, or maybe all hell will break loose.
Those who have read the astounding TRAITOR will remember Ya'ara and Matthias;
Aslan is
also a member of the team, and two other characters from
Jonathan de
Shalit's debut novel also play brief but pivotal roles. A SPY IN EXILE is a book for
the true
spy thriller aficionado where much takes place watching in
the shadows
and plotting quietly in dark corners until it's time for
action. I can hardly
remember when I have held my breath so much, when I have
been at
the same time elated, shocked, horrified, stunned so much by
what
happens. One cannot help but wonder at all times: what is
true and
what is fiction because it's all so terrifyingly plausible.
The icing on the
cake is again Mr. de Shalit's exceptional storytelling
skills, his highly
evocative prose as he paints a vivid picture the physical
environment,
of the unpredictable and mesmerizing world, inhabited by
dedicated
men and women, some of whom are willing to do literally
anything to
achieve their goals.
A SPY IN EXILE is so
intense, so
flawlessly plotted, and has such unexpected twists that I
had to read
the second half uninterrupted, and I suggest you do the same
because
there is just no way to stop at that moment. I am already
eagerly
anticipating Mr. de Shalit's next book; it's been ages since
I have read
such a powerful novel. I must also mention Mr. Steve Cohen's
flawless
translation. Jonathan de Shalit had set the bar extremely
high for
himself with TRAITOR , and he
cleared it with a lot of room to spare in A SPY IN EXILE.
From the author of the internationally bestselling
“supremely effective, cunningly crafted” (The Providence
Journal) thriller Traitor, a cerebral and suspenseful
novel of high-stakes intrigue in Israel’s top
intelligence agency.
After Ya’ara Stein is forced out of her job at the Mossad
—the secret intelligence service of Israel—she is called
upon by the Prime Minister for a classified job. Known
for her aptitude, beauty, and deadliness, Stein is asked
to set up a secret unit that will act independently,
answerable only to the Prime Minister.
This streamlined and deadly unit, filled with bright
young men and women recruited and trained by Stein,
quickly faces threats both old and new. Descendants of
the lethal militant Red Army Faction have returned to
terrorize Europe and fears of a radical Islam splinter
group force the unit to distinguish between facts and
smoke screens. As Stein’s cadets struggle to crush these
threats, they soon discover how easily the hunter can
becomethe hunted.
A dazzling, tension-filled novel that sheds light on the
world hidden just below the surface of our everyday
lives, this thriller offers a peek into the dark behind
the curtain where today’s deadliest conflicts are fought.
With breathless pacing and shocking twists and turns, it
proves that Jonathan de Shalit “has learned well from the
likes of Mr. le Carré” (The Wall Street Journal).
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