In this coming-of-age literary thriller, Ahdaf, a gay Syrian refugee, after watching his cousin executed by ISIS for being homosexual, flees to Istanbul for safety.Ahdafs reputation as apeople smuggler has put him in danger once more. A Syrian refugee himself,Ahdaf earns a meager living in Istanbul helping others make the crossing toGreece a perilous line of work, but no less so than what he would face if thetruth of his sexuality were discovered by ISIS.Yet when the CIA andISIS approach him about transporting high-profile individuals and serving as adouble agent for their causes, Ahdaf s life is thrown into turmoil. And whenhis feelings for one of his clients come to light and as another possible relationshipgrows, the decision is taken out of his hands. Now a new choice lays beforehim, between two men and two different futures if Ahdaf will live to seeeither of them. Istanbul Crossing is a story of adversity,love, and the courage of an ordinary man who must brave impossible situationsin order to survive.
