King Pawn
Published — The second edition of my novel. A Thriller based on the current Syrian War; a mercenary on a dangerous Mission.
Robert Frost, son of an American father and a Syrian refugee mother, was fired from the US Army. He turns into a dangerous mercenary with 2 enemies — The US Army for unfairly dismissing him and the Syrian regime for destroying his mother’s family during the 1982 Hama uprising. He enters Syria illegally and blazes a trail of destruction with murder and treachery under different identities.
After his wife leaves with their two daughters, Robert accepts a high-paying mission to destabilize Syria and topple its regime. He hopes the money will help him win back his family. His trail with intrigue has the Russians close on his heels. He encounters, manipulates, and destroys many in his way.
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On his disastrous mission, Robert finds himself in Palmyra, the oldest oasis on the Silk Road, the Byzantine citadel in Aleppo, the marijuana fields of Beqaa valley in Lebanon, the world’s largest restaurant in Damascus, the seafarers’ island of Arwad, and Russia’s only overseas naval base in Tartous, and Maloula, the Christian village, where Aramaic is still spoken. He is unaware of the complexity of Syria and the treacherous plots of his mysterious employers.
Will Robert successfully topple the regime and bring democracy to Syria? A thriller that blends the history of Syria and forecasts potential outcomes of the current war. It immortalizes the Syrian war with an unforgettable plot and intriguing characters set in convincing historical contexts and in exotic and spectacular locations.
Amazon : https://www.amazon.in/King-Pawn-High-Octane-Full-Throttle-Historical/dp/B0BB37SYRR/
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