So for this assignment I choose the book A Most Wanted Man by John Le Carre. The book interested me because it was written by a author who is supposed to have essentially invented the spy intrigue genre and this seemed like a good choice to read from that genre then. The book is set in Hamburg Germany. It starts very mysteriously with the plight of a supposed Russian/Chechnyan immigrant falling into the care of two Turkish immigrants who have lived illegally in Hamburg for quite some time now. Issa as he is known is hungry and sick he will take time to recuperate with the care of Melik and Leyla. They are devout muslims and it is their belief that no one should be turned away and that they should help all their neighbors.
It soon becomes apparent Issa is not all there and Melik no longer wants to care for him. Until Melik discovers Issa has been severely beaten and tortured at some point in his recent past. There are slues of bruises covering his body and evidence of cigarette burns on the soles of his feet. This rallies Melik to Issa's cause. We see Melik's change of heart when he says "Put him in my bed. I'll sleep on the floor. I don't care." Melik and Leyla contact a lawyer for Issa, Annabel Richter because he has some mysterious claim to make.
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This sounds very interesting, espionage is always intriguing. I may have to read this sometime. Who is the main character a spy for?
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