Article number: | BK-DAMST-CS |
In this masterly sequel to THE SYRIAN, author and Middle East expert Cathy Sultan once again uses her unique knowledge of the region to spin a suspenseful web of intrigue and deceit, mirroring the complexities of this ancient place where nothing is as it seems. In DAMASCUS STREET, a story set in Lebanon still struggling to cope with the political repercussions of a bloody fifteen-year civil war, Andrew Sullivan, an idealistic American physician, becomes the unknowing pawn in a deadly spy game where an intricate cast of characters lures him into a maze of deception and illusion. As he attempts to find and rescue his fianc e Nadia Khoury, who has been kidnapped by Syria's former intelligence chief, this riveting political thriller takes surprising turns in a tale of lost innocence, passion and survival.