The Friend, Joakim Zander
The Friend, Joakim Zander
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The Friend
A Novel

Author: Joakim Zander

Narrator: Hillary Huber, Josh Bloomberg

Unabridged: 11 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/25/2019

Synopsis

Jacob Seger arrives in Lebanon ready to embrace his future.He's landed his first job in the world of international diplomacy, and he's determined to change the world. When he meets the handsome and mysterious Yassim at a glamorous party, he quickly becomes swept up  into a passionate, obsessive affair that renders everything else in Jacob’s life insignificant.But three weeks later, Jacob recognizes his own face in the newspaper. He is wanted on terrorism charges. Has Yassim set him up? Is he now a pawn in a murderous plot? Jacob doesn't know who he can trust. Only that he needs to flee Beirut—and fast.At once a moving love story and a gripping adventure, The Friend is an intelligent, urgent thriller that casts light on the dark threats facing the world today.

About Joakim Zander

Joakim Zander was born in Stockholm, has lived in Syria and Israel, and graduated from high school in the United States. He earned a PhD in law from Maastricht University in the Netherlands and has worked as a lawyer for the European Union in Brussels and Helsinki. Rights to his debut novel The Swimmer were sold in twenty-eight countries. Zander lives and works in southern Sweden with his family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Christopher

Someone mentioned this espionage thriller had a central gay storyline so I was all over it and I wasn't disappointed. Also, given I'm a big fan of Nordic crime fiction, I figured I'd groove on the atmosphere alone, and I most certainly did. (That said, a fair amount of the story actually takes place......more

Goodreads review by Ken

I didn't know what to expect in Joakim Zander's novel "The Friend" but he really blew me away with this book. I've read "The Swimmer" I thought that was good but this book has so much more. This has everything you could imagine in an espionage book. A gay man trying to become a diplomat from the gro......more

Goodreads review by Stina

Ostin kyseisen kirjan dekkari-intoilija isälleni joululahjaksi vuosi sitten. En ollut tarttunut siihen isäni hieman laimeahkon arvostelun perustella. Olen kuitenkin sitä mieltä, että kirja kannatti lukaista läpi! Juoni oli, vaikkakin aika dramaattiken ja osin hieman epäuskottava, mukaansatempaava. S......more

Goodreads review by miss.mesmerized

Klara musste ihren geliebten Großvater beerdigen, ihre Freundin Gabriella ist wie immer an ihrer Seite. Doch Gabriella ist abgelenkt, irgendetwas belastet sie. Am nächsten Morgen wird sie vor den Augen Klaras in ihrer Kanzlei verhaftet. Diese agiert schnell und kann eine geheime Nachricht der Freund......more

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