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Yasmina Khadra
| Autumn of the Phantoms by Yasmina Khadra
Brahim Llob, the policeman-writer, is summoned by the chief of Algerian police and is fired for having published Morituri, the book which the Algerian establishment considered dishonorable and full of lies. Following a trip back to his hometown where he becomes a victim of an attack by a GIA commando, Llob goes back to Algiers...
Hardcover: ISBN: 159264 Pages: c.220 US$12.95 UK£7.99 Publication date: February 2006 More Info... |  |
Double Blank Ben Ouda, a senior ranking diplomat is found savagely murdered. Is this yet another victim of the never ending Islamic fundamentalist violence plaguing Algiers? Inspector Llob has doubts: Ben Ouda had too many friends, too many far fetched theories… Against the background of a city in turmoil, Inspector Llob navigates the Algiers underworld and its rich elite. He resists the pressure of politicians, fundamentalists and crooks, in his pursuit of the truth...
Paperback: ISBN: 1-59264-119-9, Pages: c.250, 8¾"x5¾" US$12.95 Publication date: March 2005 More Info... |  |
In the Name of God Imagine becoming accustomed to terror on a daily basis. Imagine finding it normal to betray your neighbour. Imagine your worst fears being replaced by complacency, your natural compassion by cold indifference. In the Name of God illustrates the way evil can become a part of everyday life. And it is the story of Algeria today.
Paperback: ISBN: 1-902881-11-7 Pages: 224 8½"x5½" US$ 12.95 More Info... |  |
Morituri This remarkable roman policier introduces us to the formidable and yet very human detective-writer, Superintendent Llob and his devoted lieutenant Lino. It follows Llob in his search for the missing daughter of Ghoul Malek, one of the top power brokers in Algiers. In his search, Llob must traverse the fear-filled streets of Algiers, from the dens of the drug pushers to those of the cruel and fanatical Islamic fundamentalists.
Paperback: ISBN: 1-59264-035-4 Pages: 175 8½"x5½" US$ 12.95 More Info... |  |
Wolf Dreams
How does a handsome young man who keeps company with poets and dreams of fame and fortune in the movie business become a brutal killer who massacres women and children without turning a hair? Wolf Dreams reveals this transformation in a novel of unflinching detail and commanding prose. The story follows Nafa Walid, heart-throb of the Casbah, as he gradually loses control of his destiny and becomes drawn into the Islamic Fundamentalist movement...
New in Paperback: ISBN 10: 1-59264-186-5 ISBN 13: 978-1-59264-186-4 272 PAGES, US$ 14.95, UK£9.99 CAN$19.95 Publication date: April 2007 More Info... |  |
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