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Informationen zum Autor Andrew Kaplan is a former journalist and war correspondent. He is the author of the spy thrillers Scorpion Betrayal , Scorpion Winter , and Scorpion Deception , along with his earlier bestselling novels, Hour of the Assassins , Scorpion , Dragonfire , and War of the Raven , and, most recently, the groundbreaking official series tie-in: Homeland: Carrie's Run . This is his second Homeland novel. Klappentext An edge-of-your-seat original prequel based on Showtime's hit series Homeland Beirut, 2006. CIA operations officer Carrie Mathison barely escapes an ambush while attempting a clandestine meeting with a new contact, code-name Nightingale. Suspicious that security has been compromised, she challenges the station chief in a heated confrontation that gets her booted back to Langley. Expert in recognizing and anticipating behavioral patterns?a skill enhanced by her bipolar disorder she keeps secret to protect her career?Carrie is increasingly certain that a terrorist plot has been set in motion. She risks a shocking act of insubordination that helps her uncover secret evidence connecting Nightingale with Abu Nazir, the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq. Determined to stop the terrorist mastermind, she embarks on an obsessive quest that will nearly destroy her. Filled with the suspense and plot twists that have made Homeland a must-watch series, this riveting tale reveals the compelling untold backstories of the series' main characters and takes fans deeper into the life and mind of one brilliant female spy. Zusammenfassung An edge-of-your-seat original prequel based on Showtime's hit series Homeland Beirut! 2006. CIA operations officer Carrie Mathison barely escapes an ambush while attempting a clandestine meeting with a new contact! code-name Nightingale. Suspicious that security has been compromised! she challenges the station chief in a heated confrontation that gets her booted back to Langley. Expert in recognizing and anticipating behavioral patterns—a skill enhanced by her bipolar disorder she keeps secret to protect her career—Carrie is increasingly certain that a terrorist plot has been set in motion. She risks a shocking act of insubordination that helps her uncover secret evidence connecting Nightingale with Abu Nazir! the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq. Determined to stop the terrorist mastermind! she embarks on an obsessive quest that will nearly destroy her. Filled with the suspense and plot twists that have made Homeland a must-watch series! this riveting tale reveals the compelling untold backstories of the series' main characters and takes fans deeper into the life and mind of one brilliant female spy. ...
