The Amateur Spy by Dan Fesperman
Freeman Lockhart, a burned-out American aid worker still trying to live down his own dark secrets, is recruited to spy on an old Palestinian friend, who may or may not be funneling money to all the wrong places. Freeman is plunged into the maelstrom of the Middle East, and is quickly in over his head. He is then confronted with a terrible dilemma -- no matter what he does, lives will be ruined, and perhaps lost. The only question is how many, and whether the casualties will include those who are closest to him. "Dan Fesperman is honing the genre of intelligent political thrillers... The Amateur Spy offers a gritty versimilitude against a subtle political backdrop. Every foreign correspondent supposedly dreams of becoming a successful thriller writer. They now have some new standards to match." -- The Economist
"A fine thriller to add to his impressive body of work." -- The (London) Sunday Telegraph
Dan Fesperman's travels as a writer have taken him to three war zones and more than 30 foreign countries. Two of his novels have won Dagger awards from the UK's Crime Writers Association, and his previous book, The Prisoner of Guantanamo, won the Dashiell Hammett Award from the International Crime Writers Association. He lives in Baltimore. The Amateur Spy is his fifth novel.
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