King Saul Boulevard, Tel Aviv

As the headquarters of the Israeli Intelligence Service, King Saul Boulevard functions as a both a primary and background setting throughout the novel. The name is a metonymic referring to both the location of the building housing the offices and the organization itself. King Saul Boulevard is the location where the planning of the operation to uncover the mole takes place and where Gabriel oversees all Israeli Intelligence activities. In addition, when Gabriel and his team are in the field, King Saul Boulevard functions as support to the operation, providing information about persons and locations of interest.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. and its nearby areas are the more important settings in the story. Washington, D.C. is the setting for the novel's climax. Rebecca Manning, whom Gabriel eventually discovers to be the mole, works as the MI6 Head of Station in Washington...