The Prince of Bagram Prison

Informationen zum Autor Alex Carr , otherwise known as Jenny Siler, is the critically acclaimed author of An Accidental American , Easy Money , Iced , Shot , and Flashback . Klappentext A riveting and intricate literary thriller from the author The New York Times Book Review says "speaks up in a voice that gets your attention like a rifle shot . . . clean! direct! and a little dangerous.” Army Intelligence reservist Kat Caldwell is teaching Arabic at a military college in Virginia when the order comes: Retired spy chief Dick Morrow needs to find a CIA informant who has slipped away from his handler in Spain and may be heading to Morocco. Jamal was a prisoner whom Kat interrogated when she worked at Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan. Having gained his trust! she is now expected to discover his whereabouts on a treacherous trail that leads from Madrid's red-light district to the slums of Casablanca. But when a British Special Forces soldier is murdered just as he is about to give testimony on the death of a Bagram detainee! Kat begins to suspect that the real story here is one of the cover-up of U.S.-sanctioned torture. And when in desperation Jamal contacts his former CIA handler! he unwittingly rekindles a bitter struggle between the one man who can save him and the one who wants him dead. Praise for Alex Carr's An Accidental American "A swift! clean! nuanced thriller . . . deeply atmospheric.” -The Seattle Times! Best Crime Novels of 2007 "Demonstrates fiction's power to follow a shard of glass from the great explosion! to examine its bloodstained edges and explore the passion! foolishness! tragedy and flawed humanity traced by its journey toward discovery . . . In this novel! we learn how to decipher the language of war! its mismanaged intent and complex ramifications.” -January Magazine! Best Books of 2007 one   So, then, Jamal," the American said, resting his hands on his knees as was his habit. "How's everything going?"   He was a tall man, his arms and legs too long for his torso, his head square, with a neatly shorn cap of blond hair, pale eyelashes set in a pale face. Justin, he had insisted more than once that Jamal call him. But the boy could imagine nothing more awkward than addressing him this way.   It was evening, still barely light outside, and through the open window Jamal could see into the apartment across the street, where the woman in the pink abaya was cooking dinner, as she almost always was during these meetings with the American. Harira, Jamal thought, smelling the heady odor of garlic and spice. Last week there was lamb. And, the week before, the pleasant aroma of sugar and cinnamon. The promise of seeing her was the one thing about these weekly meetings that Jamal did not dread.   "There are some very important men coming to see you," the American announced, not waiting for a reply to his earlier query, apparently not wanting one. "They're going to ask you some questions about Bagheri."   Jamal's mind raced anxiously back through everything he had said. He had not meant for it to come to this, and now he wasn't quite sure what to do. Somewhere in the building, a baby was crying. A baby was always crying, though whether it was the same baby or different ones Jamal could not say.   "From Washington?" he asked, trying to conceal his panic.   The American nodded, the gesture somehow both encouraging and unkind. "Just tell them what you know, what you've told me, and everything will be fine."   Jamal thought for a moment. "Will Mr. Harry be there?"   The man sighed, clearly exasperated. "We've talked about this, Jamal. Harry-Mr. Comfort, that is-doesn't work with us anymore. But you have me now." He conjured a smile, leaned forward, and handed Jamal a scrap of paper with an address scrawled in black ink. "There's a safe house in Malasaña. We'll meet there at midnight tomorrow." ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alex Carr
• Editore: Random House USA
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 11.03.2008
• EAN: 9780812977097
• ISBN: 978-0-8129-7709-7
• Pagine: 304
• Dimensioni: 135 mm x 205 mm x 18 mm
• Serie: Mortalis; Mortalis
• Categoria: Narrativa > Gialli > Polizieschi, thriller, spionaggio