Compelling. As in the works of John le Carré and Charles McCarry, here we see that in the day-to-day spy business, it's not so much countries that are in danger but individual human souls. - The Washington Post

The time is right for this astonishing thriller. Though facts have been masked by censors for security reasons, the emotional and psychological elements ring true. - Library Journal

Rich Atir writes with poetic authority of the bleak isolation that pervades the life of the spy long after their active existence is over. This black yet strangely beautiful tragedy will stay with me for a long time. - Alex Marwood

Rich Atir provides an astonishing look at Middle Eastern spycraft. - The Denver Post

An extraordinary page turner, told with clarity.