Random House, Inc.
Featuring: Sir Evelyn Montagu; Ayesha Ryder
280 pages ISBN: 0553393839 EAN: 9780553393835 Kindle: 9780553393 e-Book Add to Wish List
Originally published in Canada as Traitor's Gate, this
action story starts in London. A young woman called
Ayesha
RYDER from the Gaza Strip has inherited an apartment in
London and now lives beyond her early dreams. As she's a
mine of information on the cultures of the Middle East,
the
police consult her from time to time. The latest crime
involves a murder of someone she knows.
Sir Evelyn Montagu was a prominent Jewish intellectual,
and
whoever tortured and killed him in his own apartment made
it look like a terrorist-related crime. But Ayesha isn't
so
sure, noticing discrepancies. One thing she does know -
she's going to miss her friend. This city is hosting a
peace conference between the heads of the Israeli and
Palestinian governments, and the police want quick
answers.
Ayesha is determined to get to the bottom of the matter,
however long it takes.
A clue left for Ayesha points her to the figure Lawrence
of
Arabia, the British hero of the First World War who died
in
1935. Conspiracy theories are linked to this man, given
the politics of the times. If you liked the Indiana Jones
films or Dan Brown books, you'll enjoy this hunt for clues
and documents which lead through British political figures
to Nazis and lost relics. Locations include the
fascinating
Imperial War Museum. Meanwhile, a sinister man named
Nazir
is assembling a pipe bomb in his safe house in
Whitechapel,
ready to sabotage the peace efforts.
I particularly liked that the daring Ayesha drops under
the
surface of London, from old Tube tunnels to catacombs.
Adding to the fun, spy agency MI5 is watching the activity
and spying on the computers of visiting dignitaries, while
someone armed wants Ayesha dead. There is so much going on
that thriller fans will have a good time and history
enthusiasts will definitely want a copy. The end is filled
with hope for a better future.
Nick Pengelley has also written Ryder: An American
Treasure
but I was happy to explore his British locations in RYDER
which is first in the Ayesha Ryder series. I hope
his
determined, quick-thinking heroine gets to have many more
adventures.
Ayesha Ryder bears the scars of strife in the Middle East. Now her past is catching up to her as she races to unravel a mystery that spans centuries—and threatens to change the course of history. As Israeli and Palestinian leaders prepare to make a joint announcement at the Tower of London, an influential scholar is tortured and murdered in his well-appointed home in St.John’s Wood. Academic researcher Ayesha Ryder believes the killing is no coincidence. Sir Evelyn Montagu had unearthed shocking revelations about T. E. Lawrence—the famed Lawrence of Arabia. Could Montagu have been targeted because of his discoveries? Ryder’s search for answers takes her back to her old life in the Middle East and into a lion’s den of killers and traitors. As she draws the attention of agents from both sides of the conflict, including detectives from Scotland Yard and MI5, Ryder stumbles deeper into Lawrence’s secrets, an astounding case of royal blackmail, even the search for the Bible’s lost Ark of the Covenant. Every step of the way, the endgame grows more terrifying. But when an attack rocks London, the real players show their hand—and Ayesha Ryder is left holding the final piece of the puzzle.
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