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Vidich has firmly established himself in the very top flight of espionage writers, with a series of slow-burn character studies putting him in the line of le CarrĂ©. In his latest novel, Beirut Station, he adds a shot of adrenaline into the mix, as his story follows a young Lebanese-American CIA agent involved in a joint operation with Mossad in Beirut 2006. She soon begins to suspect a deeper conspiracy in play, and when she voices her concerns, becomes a target herself. The interiority of Vidich’s characters is as complex as ever, but the meticulous operations work will keep you turning the pages and moving deeper into the chaos.
My Book, The Movie: Beirut Station.
The Page 69 Test: Beirut Station.
--Marshal Zeringue