Title: Axis of Evil
Subtitle: Blood Money
Description: Axis of Evil: Blood Money, an international thriller on the war against terrorism, is available from the Publishers www.crownbirdpublishers.co.uk.

The 450-page novel by Shamlal Puri is published by Crownbird Publishers based in London www.crownbirdpublishers.co.uk.  

The novel freezes a part of modern history and turns events into fiction.  

Its theme is how poaching of elephant ivory in East Africa is used to fuel Jihad in the Middle East. 

The under-lying message is that terrorism knows no boundaries; no culture, no countries and terrorists have no religion, no conscience as long as they achieve their motives.

The book’s plot revolves around a group of British fortune hunters led by Michael King whose members are lured into a trip of a lifetime in East Africa with promises of a champagne life-style and big money. They did not know that they had unwittingly become deadly pawns helping fund Jihad in far-away Middle East. They play into the hands of a group of Islamists out to take revenge on the United Kingdom for their interference in the politics of the Middle East. The survivors in the group are kidnapped in the Middle East by elements who want to bring the British Government on its knees. A game of deadly Russian roulette follows.

Will they survive to tell the tale? Who was behind this elaborate plot which started from London to seize the British men and women? How did they end up in the Middle East?

This international thriller is set in seven countries - UK, Tanzania, Dubai, Jordan, Iraq, India and Kenya. It will keep you glued to your seat as the horrors of global terrorism unfold. This book is a tale of deceit, destruction and death in today’s world. It is an utterly chilling tale.
Subjects: Politics, terrorism, poaching, Africa, Middle East, UK
Places: London, Dar es Salaam, Selous Game Reserve Tanzania, Dubai, Amman, Iraq, Nairobi, Mumbai
Time periods: Modern day world.