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The Peacock and the Sparrow

A Novel

by I.S. Berry
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THRILLER OF THE YEAR: The Times (London)
  • The Telegraph
    BEST FIRST NOVEL WINNER: Edgar Awards
  • International Thriller Writers Awards
  • Barry Awards
  • Macavity Awards
    A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker • NPR
  • The Times (London) • The Financial Times • The Guardian • The Telegraph
  • The Diplomatic Courier

    During the Arab Spring, an American spy's final mission goes dangerously awry in this "crackling debut thriller" (The New Yorker) from a former CIA officer heralded as one of the "top spy novelists of the 21st century" (The Sunday Times, London).
    Shane Collins, a world-weary CIA spy, is ready to come in from the cold. Stationed in Bahrain off the coast of Saudi Arabia for his final tour, he has little use for his mission—uncovering Iranian support for the insurgency against the monarchy. Then Collins meets Almaisa, a beautiful and enigmatic artist, and his eyes are opened to a side of Bahrain most expats never experience, to questions he never thought to ask.

    When his trusted informant inside the opposition becomes embroiled in a murder, Collins finds himself drawn deep into the conflict. His budding romance with Almaisa—and his loyalties—are upended; in an instant, he's caught in the crosswinds of a revolution. Drawing on all his skills as a spymaster, he sets out to learn the truth behind the Arab Spring, win Almaisa's love, and uncover the murky border where Bahrain's secrets end and America's begin.

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      May 30, 2023

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        • ISBN: 9781982194567

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      • English

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      • Publisher's Weekly

        Starred review from March 13, 2023
        Berry’s stint as a CIA officer lends a palpable veracity to this outstanding debut thriller. In 2012, 52-year-old CIA veteran Shane Collins is assigned to Bahrain’s capital city of Manama during the Arab Spring uprisings there. His career is circling the drain, but his young station chief, Whitney Mitchell, is a star on the rise. In order to collect information that proves Iran is fueling the local revolution, Collins has riskily embedded a local agent in a volatile rebel group. Then Collins attends a gala where he’s struck by a massive mosaic and again by the beautiful artist who created it, Almaisa. Shane begins a lengthy pursuit of Almaisa, and before long, he’s juggling new love, a budding conscience about his work, and bloody complications with his revolutionary informant. The plot’s many twists will captivate readers, and Berry’s gorgeous prose is its own reward, with echoes of Le Carré and Graham Greene: “Wind whistled through the fortress like the laughing dead.” This auspicious first outing marks Berry as a writer to watch. Agent: David McCormick, McCormick Literary.

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