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The Far Side of the Desert by Joanne Leedom-Ackerman

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Also by Joanne Leedom-Ackerman:

The Far Side of the Desert, April 2025
Trade Paperback
The Far Side of the Desert, March 2024
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Burning Distance, March 2024
Trade Paperback / e-Book (reprint)
Burning Distance, March 2023
Hardcover / e-Book

THE FAR SIDE OF THE DESERT
By: Joanne Leedom-Ackerman

Oceanview Publishing
April 2025
On Sale: April 15, 2025
Featuring: Samantha; Monte Waters
320 pages
ISBN: 1608096408
EAN: 9781608096404
Trade Paperback
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Thriller Domestic | Thriller Terrorism

A terrorist attack—a kidnapping—the ultimate vacation gone wrong

Sisters Samantha and Monte Waters are vacationing together in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, enjoying a festival and planning to meet with their brother, Cal—but the idyllic plans are short-lived. When terrorists’ attacks rock the city around them, Monte, a U.S. foreign service officer, and Samantha, an international television correspondent, are separated, and one of them is whisked away in the frenzy.

The family mobilizes, using all their contacts to try to find their missing sister, but to no avail. She has vanished. As time presses on, the outlook darkens. Can she be found, or is she a lost cause? And, even if she returns, will the damage to her and those around her be irreparable?

Moving from Spain to Washington to Morocco to Gibraltar to the Sahara Desert, The Far Side of the Desert is a family drama and political thriller that explores links of terrorism, crime, and financial manipulation, revealing the grace that ultimately foils destruction.

Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell and Daniel Silva