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Violence
Some
WWII violence; espionage-related deaths; confrontation
Language
Some
Moderate language
Sexual Content
A lot
Strong; the dancer is used as a sexual resource by the spy; the relationship's exploitation is explicit
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild; period drinking
Emotional Intensity
Some
Moderate; the specific moral weight of an intelligence war; the spy and the woman he uses as a tool
What this book is about
Ken Follett's WWII thriller is set in Cairo in 1942 as Rommel advances across North Africa. A German spy, Alex Wolff, uses a beautiful dancer and a copy of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca as his cipher. British Intelligence must find him before the city falls. Follett's thriller combines the espionage genre at its best with Egypt's cultural complexity.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Sexual exploitation of the dancer by the spy
WWII violence
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