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Joseph kanon born 1946 is an american author, best known for thriller and spy novels set in the period immediately after world war ii. Early on in the book, an american is killed during a botched secret agent transfer and all sidesrussian, american, turkishwork hard to figure out exactly who and where the mole is. Download read istanbul passage 20 by joseph kanon in. As this tense, complex, and fascinating espionage novel opens, leon bauer is on the bosphorus shoreline north of istanbul, shivering in the. Istanbul survived the second world war as a magnet for refugees and spies. May 29, 2012 in the bestselling tradition of espionage novels by john lecarre and alan furst, istanbul passage brilliantly illustrates why edgar awardwinning author joseph kanon has been hailed as the heir apparent to graham greene the boston globe. A neutral capital straddling europe and asia, istanbul has spent the war as a magnet for refugees and spies. Istanbul passage, a novel by joseph kanon the new york times. The prodigal spy and alibi, which earned kanon the hammett award of the international association of crime writers.
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