The Beluga File: A Thriller

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About The Beluga File: A Thriller

An aging Mossad recruiter confronts his past and his country’s enemies in the newest novel from Israeli thriller master and retired Mossad agent Mishka Ben David. Accomplished Mossad handler Amnon Zanzouri is no stranger to the delicate nature of asset recruitment. After giving everything he had, including his health and his marriage, to the protection of his country, Amnon witnessed firsthand what might happen to agents when they go too far. But he never expected to find himself crossing over that line… which is exactly what his latest orders ask him to do. Called to an urgent mission in Azerbaijan, Amnon is ordered to recruit a different kind of asset—his own son, Carmel, who left Israel years ago to start a new life on the shores of the Caspian Sea. A former navy officer and tech visionary, his innovations have caught the attention of a group of notorious smugglers for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Now Carmel, who resents both his father and his country, is the only way to safeguard their future. What begins as a simple intel-gathering mission quickly devolves into a full-blown operation as both son and father are caught in a dangerous cat-and-mouse chase that puts them in the sights of Iranian and Russian intelligence. With tensions still high between them, Amnon knows Carmel is his only chance to remove the current threats to his country. But can he make the ultimate sacrifice for the job? Set against the deceptively calm waters of the Caspian Sea, The Beluga File takes readers on a tantalizing, edge-of-your-seat thriller that offers a genuine, multi-layered portrayal of espionage, duty, honor, and family.

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