The Desert Contract

Lathrop, John

ISBN 10 : 1400107563 ISBN 13 : 9781400107568

Editeur : Tantor Media Inc, 2008

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Late at night on the eleventh-floor balcony of a deserted building on the Persian Gulf, American businessman Steve Kemp finds himself falling back in love with Helen -- the Irishwoman he'd left more than a decade before -- as bombs explode below.

Kemp returned to the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia as a last attempt to find success. Fired from his job in L.A. and divorced from his wife, he hoped to salvage his finances in a peaceful part of the Middle East. But he arrived to find a country on the verge of a political meltdown, where an explosive mix of resentment, revolt, and jihadists threatened the regime. And he found his old flame Helen, who was now married to a diplomat at the end of his career.

The overextended military props up the crumbling monarchy, buying a little time -- time Kemp and Helen use to rekindle their affair. As the country plunges into violent political crisis, Kemp focuses on financing his escape with Helen. All he needs is one last big sale -- their contract out.

The country enters its final descent when Kemp's sale at last appears. The deal will be complete once Kemp visits a correspondent bank. It is standard procedure. But suddenly the picture darkens. The bank is on the wrong side of an obscure island. Helen, and even her husband, may have had a hand in the sale. And the terms may be more ambiguous -- and more dangerous -- than Kemp had thought.

Written with compassion and a true understanding of the current politics and business world of the Middle East, The Desert Contract paints a dead-on portrait of Saudi Arabia's near future and, at the same time, deftly examines what happens when passion, commitment, and loyalties collide.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Steve Kemp, investment counselor, trying to rebuild his finances and restore his integrity, and steer clear of politics, returns after a decade to the Arabian Gulf.? Reconnected by chance with his old flame Helen, their love affair re-ignites and together they stumble into a shared crisis.

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Now married to an older man, a diplomat in a punishment posting at the end of his career, Helen is conflicted between loyalty and desire. Kemp is focused on financing their escape: he needs a major sale.

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With her husband's unwitting help the perfect client appears. But time has run out.? Jihadists seeping back across the desert shake the country.? The regime cracks, everyone looks to their own escape plan, while Kemp chases his deal as far as he must.

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A gripping novel of love and loyalties, and the place where personal integrity and politics meet, The Desert Contract is a remarkable debut.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Tantor Media Inc
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1400107563
• ISBN 13: 9781400107568
• Reliure: CD
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible