New spies with new loyalties old spies with old ones terror as the newmantra decent people wanting to do good but caught in the moral maze all thesound rational... » 

New spies with new loyalties old spies with old ones terror as the newmantra decent people wanting to do good but caught in the moral maze all thesound rational reasons for doing the inhuman thing the recognition that wecannot safely love or pity and remain good patriots this is the fabric ofJohn le Carres fiercely compelling and current novel A Most Wanted ManAhalfstarved young Russian man in a long black overcoat is smuggled intoHamburg at dead of night. He has an improbable amount of cash secreted in apurse around his neck. He is a devout Muslim. Or is he? He says his name isIssa.Annabel an idealistic young German civil rights lawyer determines tosave Issa from deportation. Soon her clients survival becomes more importantto her than her own career or safety. In pursuit of Issas mysterious pastshe confronts the incongruous Tommy Brue the sixtyyearold scion of BrueFreres a failing British bank based in Hamburg.Annabel Issa and Brue forman unlikely alliance and a triangle of impossible loves is born. Meanwhilescenting a sure kill in the War on Terror the rival spies of GermanyEngland and America converge upon the innocents.Thrilling compassionatepeopled with characters the reader never wants to let go A Most Wanted Manis a work of deep humanity and uncommon relevance to our times. «