Told mostly in flashback, this is the story of a 3-person Mossad team that was charged with infiltrating East Berlin in the 60's in order to identify and extract the war-criminal known as "the Surgeon of Birkenau". As the story unfolds, we see how the team gets to know each other and develops life long relationships based on the events of their assignment. We also see how that affects them later in life, as well as their families. The story is intriguing and while I don't know if this was the intent of the writer, I found the psychology of war, death, and subterfuge fascinating. Specifically, I felt like we were able to see how decisions made around patriotism and moral duty had a way of burrowing into you and festering throughout a lifetime. Similar to (but from a different angle) as The Lives of Others. I would like to see more of this exploration.
4 stars (out of 5)
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