02180cam a2200373 i 4500 1670586934 TxAuBib 20241022120000.0 240819t20242023||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2024940048 9798891642911 hardback : alk. paper (OCoLC)1452653636 TxAuBib rda Berry, I. S, Author, (Ilana S.) The peacock and the sparrow : a novel / I.S. Berry. Center Point Large Print edition. Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2024. ©2023. 487 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Shane Collins, a world-weary CIA spy, is ready to come in from the cold. Stationed in Bahrain off the coast of Saudi Arabia for his final tour, he has little use for his mission -- uncovering Iranian support for the insurgency against the monarchy. Then Collins meets Almaisa, a beautiful and enigmatic artist, and his eyes are opened to a side of Bahrain most expats never experience, to questions he never thought to ask. When his trusted informant inside the opposition becomes embroiled in a murder, Collins finds himself drawn deep into the conflict. His loyalties -- and his budding romance with Almaisa -- are upended; in an instant, he's caught in the crosswinds of a revolution. Drawing on all his skills as a spymaster, he sets out to learn the truth behind the Arab Spring, win Almaisa's love, and uncover the murky border where Bahrain's secrets end and America's begin."-- Provided by publisher. 20241022. United States Central Intelligence Agency Officials and employees Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. Arab Spring, 2010- Fiction. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Intelligence officers Fiction. Thrillers (Fiction.) Spy fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. Suspense fiction.