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The peacock and the sparrow

a novel

I. S. Berry

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"Shane Collins, a world-weary CIA spy, is ready to come in from the cold. Stationed in Bahrain off the coast of Saudi Arabia for his final tour, he has little use for his mission -- uncovering Iranian support for the insurgency against the monarchy. He certainly has no use for his naïve and ambitious twenty-eight-year-old station chief. Then Collins meets Almaisa, a beautiful and enigmatic artist, and his eyes are opened to a side of Bahrain most expats never experience, to questions he never thought to ask. When his trusted informant becomes embroiled in a murder, Collins finds himself drawn deep into the conflict, his growing romance with Almaisa -- and his loyalties -- upended. In an instant, he's caught in the crosshairs of a revolution. Drawing on all his skills as a spymaster, he must navigate a bloody uprising, earn Almaisa's love, and uncover the murky border where Bahrain's secrets end and America's begin."--Publisher website.

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Title Statement The peacock and the sparrow: a novel / [text (large print)] : I. S. Berry.
Author Berry, I. S.(Ilana S.)
Publication Thorndike, ME: Center Point Large Print,2024.©2023
Edition Large print edition.
Extent of Item 487 pages (large print) ;
ISBN 9798891642911 (hardcover)
Other Number pr07847429
General Notes Originally published in standard print format: New York : Atria Books, 2023.
Summary "Shane Collins, a world-weary CIA spy, is ready to come in from the cold. Stationed in Bahrain off the coast of Saudi Arabia for his final tour, he has little use for his mission -- uncovering Iranian support for the insurgency against the monarchy. He certainly has no use for his naïve and ambitious twenty-eight-year-old station chief. Then Collins meets Almaisa, a beautiful and enigmatic artist, and his eyes are opened to a side of Bahrain most expats never experience, to questions he never thought to ask. When his trusted informant becomes embroiled in a murder, Collins finds himself drawn deep into the conflict, his growing romance with Almaisa -- and his loyalties -- upended. In an instant, he's caught in the crosshairs of a revolution. Drawing on all his skills as a spymaster, he must navigate a bloody uprising, earn Almaisa's love, and uncover the murky border where Bahrain's secrets end and America's begin."--Publisher website.
Subjects & Genres
By Topic Arab Spring, 2010---Fiction
Man-woman relationships--Fiction
By Name United StatesCentral Intelligence Agency--Fiction--Officials and employees
By Location Bahrain--Fiction
By Genre Thrillers (Fiction)
Large print books
Spy fiction
Novels
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