Départ de Feu

The atmosphere of the city feels so integral to the story—was it based on a real place or purely fictional? I'm curious how the setting influenced the tension.

The characters often blur the line between right and wrong, which made me question who to trust. Was that intentional to reflect real espionage dilemmas?

Switching perspectives added layers of complexity, but I wonder if that was planned from the start or developed during writing.