A half-starved young Russian man named Issa is smuggled into Hamburg. Annabel, an idealistic young German civil rights lawyer, is determined to save Issa from deportation. In pursuit of Issa's mysterious past, she meets 60 year old Tommy Bruce, the scion of Blue Frères, a failing British bank based in Hamburg. Annabel, Issa, and Brie form an unlikely alliance. Meanwhile, scenting a sure kill in the "War on Terror" the rival spies of Germany, England and America converge upon the innocents. John Le Carré, 2008 Hardcover, Like New 341 pages 558g 23.6 x 16 x 3 cm