Code Ezra

by Gay Courter

The bestselling story behind today’s headlines! A master spy, three women agents and one traitor. Eli Katzar was the most effective spy in the Israeli espionage network—and his success in a shadowland of undercover thrusts and counterthrusts lay in the brilliant trio of female operatives he had recruited and trained. But now one had betrayed him and his country—and unless he found out who, unbelievable treachery would lead to unthinkable disaster. Code Ezra spans thirty tumultuous years of Israeli history and takes the reader on a spellbinding journey from Alpine climbs to illegal flights over Egypt, from Parisian ateliers to the hear of a Palestinian refugee camp, from London’s West End to the bazaars of Baghdad, from ancient Jerusalem to contemporary New York. Penetrating the core of that most secret of intelligence services, Israel’s Mossad, Courter show us its innermost workings, revealing he painstaking vetting and training of its agents and the intricate development of their covers. As Courter weaves together the true and the imagined, we share the breathtaking anxieties of the Ezra team members in their double identities as lovers, wives, mothers—and spies.

Genres: Thriller, Historical Fiction

628 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 19, 1986

Reviews

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great plot. Good characters.

[Ronli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book

It took me a few moments to get into this book but once I was in - I WAS IN. The author jumps around a lot at the beginning which made it difficult to keep up at first - but again, stick with it. The character development was incredible and made me completely love getting to know each personality/agent/human. The story of each mission kept me on my own toes and felt like I was right there. I wish I knew of more books like this one - highly recommend.

[Rennie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great mystery!

[Nicole · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5? I remember being more impressed by this when I read it long ago, though there was absolutely nothing I remembered about this book except for a revelation in the end. And I remember it being more exciting than it was. oh well. It was "free" to read with Amazon prime, so was an enjoyable few days. (I liked Gay Courter's other books better--The Midwife, The Midwife's Advice, and Flowers in the Blood.)

[K Drakos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read a long time ago...enjoyed it!

[Jerry-Mac]

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