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billmacrotarian
Jan 13, 2013billmacrotarian rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Istanbul Passage is set in post WWII Turkey as the spy networks switch into cold war mode. American Leon Bauer has been helping Jews escape Europe and now has to help someone who was complicit in the murder of Jews escape the Russians. However, it seems that everyone wants his charge dead. As with all good spy novels the betrayals are early and often. Kanon has created a decent man who is honour bound to look after his distasteful charge while being able to trust no one. I read Istanbul Passage right after Alan Furst’s Mission to Paris. They are interesting book ends to WWII era espionage.