The cairo affair is the ninth of olen steinhauers ten spy novels he began his career with a brilliant five book cycle of thrillers set in a fictional eastern european country that artfully portrayed a society under communism with one novel for each of the five decades starting with the 1940s you can find reviews of all five on this blog . The cairo affair amazonde olen steinhauer fremdsprachige bucher zum hauptinhalt wechseln prime entdecken de hallo anmelden konto und listen anmelden konto und listen bestellungen entdecken sie prime einkaufs wagen bucher fremdsprachig los suche . The cairo affair by olen steinhauer 2014 paperback books amazonca skip to main content try prime en hello sign in account lists sign in account lists returns orders try prime cart books go search hello select your address . The cairo affair 2014 olen steinhauer the cairo affair 2014 it has become de rigeur to compare steinhauer to le carre but its nearly time to pass the torch for the next generation its steinhauer who will become the standard by which others are measured. I have been a fan of espionage fiction for a long time and olen steinhauer is one of my favorite authors in this genre the cairo affair starts during the activities of the arab spring in february 2011 sophie kohls husband emmett is currently working at the american embassy in hungary but his previous assignment was in cairo both of them