ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT NOVELS BY THE AUTHOR, WHO HAS SOLD OVER 300,000 COPIES IN BRAZIL. After September 11th, Hamburg became a suspicious city after some of the attackers moved there. To prevent new unwanted guests, it imposed a state of emergency on immigrants. One day, in the dead of night, a young, hungry Chechen man smuggles his way into the city. In a bag hanging around his neck, he carries a significant amount of money. He is a devout Muslim who claims to be Issa. Constantly watched, he will change the lives of everyone he comes into contact with, especially those of Annabel, a young and idealistic German specializing in human rights, and Tommy Brue, an influential banker who discovers that his family bank holds an account in the name of Issa's father, a cruel military leader who amassed wealth through inhumane practices. Motivated by different ideals, Tommy and Annabel end up forming an alliance and unite to defend Issa, accused of collaborating with terrorism. Considered John le Carré's best novel. • Other books by the author according to Record: The Russia House, The Spy Who Knew Too Much, The Spy Who Came In from the Cold, A Perfect Spy, The Secret Pilgrim, A Crime Among Gentlemen, The Tin Drum Girl, The Night Manager, The Dead Man on the Phone, Our Game, A Small Town in Germany, Our Faithful Traitor, The Constant Gardener, The Tailor of Panama, Absolute Friends, Single Single, A Delicate Truth, Smiley's Revenge, Still a Schoolboy and The Mission Song.