Passport to Death
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
In a world of shadows, it is easy to get lost
Dotan Naor, an Israeli private investigator, ousted from Shin Bet—Israel's internal security service—goes to Thailand to find Sigal Bardon, a beautiful young girl from a wealthy Israeli family. Sigal has disappeared in Bangkok—completely.
Dotan has connections in Thailand and he's familiar with Bangkok's dark side—the narrow alleys with bars and hookers, trenches of stagnant water, hotel rooms with illicit activity. This is where he intends to start his search. But when the passport of the missing Israeli girl ends up in his hands during his first taxi ride in the city, he's suspicious that someone is playing him. But who? And why?
As Dotan searches for Sigal, police corruption blocks his every path while he delves deeper. Every lead he pursues draws him closer and closer to a black hole in his "own" past—one intertwined with his pursuit of Sigal—one that leads him to Reuven—and the haunting failure that led to the dismissal of both of them from Shin Bet. The wound between Dotan and Reuven is raw and deep, but Dotan realizes it must be healed in order to save Sigal.
Perfect for fans of Daniel Silva and Nelson DeMille
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Zur's so-so second Dotan Naor thriller to be translated into English (after 2018's Death in Shangri-La) takes the tough-talking Tel Aviv private eye, who specializes in rescuing missing young Israelis abroad, to Bangkok, Thailand, in search of Sigal Bardon, a 26-year-old beauty and spoiled brat, who hasn't checked in with her wealthy family for several weeks. She was last seen headed toward a railroad station in the company of a known druggie and carrying a duffle most likely filled with heroin. As he pursues the elusive Bardon, Naor encounters a number of stock characters, including the cabbie who knows all, the matriarch madam willing to share everything about Bangkok's sex and narcotics trade, and the drug boss who thinks little of human life and often speaks in riddles. The choppy, hard-to-follow quest ends with little more than a sigh. Along the way, readers never get a chance to form an emotional connection with Bardon, because she's only cursorily introduced at the end. Fans of sophisticated international thrillers will have to look elsewhere.
