Empire of lies
By: Andrew Klavan
Publisher: Quercus
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 383
ISBN-13: 9781847244079; 9781847244086
Subjects: Missing children; Fiction; Terrorism; Prevention
Description: Sustained by a deep religious faith, Jason Harrow has built a stable family and become a pillar of principle and patriotism in the Midwest. Then the phone rings, and his past is on the other end of the line. A woman with whom he once shared a life of violence and desire claims her daughter is missingand Jason is the one man who can find her. Returning to New York City, Jason finds himself entangled in a murderous conspiracy only he can see and only he can stopa plot that bizarrely links his private passions to the turmoil of a world at war. Hunted by terrorists and by the police, Jason has only hours to unravel an ex-lovers lies and face the unbearable truth: In order to prevent a savage attack on his country, hes going to have to risk his decency, his sanity, and his life. -- Publisher description.