Open house

"Beirut in 1940 - a carefree social whirl under the shadow of war, a city of torn allegiances, treason and love. The Vichy French control Lebanon and Syria, while Britain tightens her grip over Palestine and Iraq. Diplomats and politicians manoeuvre as spies and agents intrigue in the narrow and deadly streets." "Commandant Robert Herve is plotting to remove the High Commissioner, Nadine de Kebourg is on a secret mission from France, Albert is working undercover for the Jewish Agency, Odette Philipos is a socialite with a mission and Rashid Habib is a journalist caught in a tangle of greed and loyalty."--BOOK JACKET.