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Name: The betrayers
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)
Author: David Bezmozgis

Baruch Kotler, an Israeli politician whose career has been ruined, seeks refuge in a Crimean resort town to escape his political enemies. There he encounters a former ally who betrayed him by orchestrating his arrest and imprisonment in the gulag nearly four decades ago. Struggling to reconcile with the past, Baruch must confront the man who betrayed him and grapple with his own choices, while wrestling with themes of loyalty, guilt, and forgiveness.

First publish date: 2014

Genre: Thriller/Political Thriller

Authors: David Bezmozgis

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