{"product_id":"empire-of-lies-paperback-3","title":"Empire of Lies - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaymond Khoury\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmpire of Lies\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping thriller in the tradition of \u003ci\u003eThe Man in the High Castle, Fatherland\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUnderground Airlines\u003c\/i\u003e from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Raymond Khoury.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The best what-if thriller for a long, long time--makes you think, makes you sweat, and makes you choose, between what is and what might have been.\"--Lee Child \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIstanbul, 1683: Mehmed IV, sultan of the Ottoman Empire, is preparing to lay siege to Vienna, capital of the Holy Roman Empire, when a mysterious visitor arrives in his bedroom--naked, covered in strange tattoos--to deliver a dangerous, world-changing message. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eParis, 2017: Ottoman flags have been flying over the great city for three hundred years, ever since its fall--along with all of Europe--to the empire's all-conquering army. Notre Dame has been renamed the Fatih Mosque. Public spaces are segregated by gender. And Kamal Arslan Agha, a feted officer in the sultan's secret police, is starting to question his orders. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRumors of an impending war with the Christian Republic of America, attacks by violent extremists, and economic collapse have heightened surveillance and arrests across the empire. Tasked with surveying potential threats, Kamal has a heavy caseload--and conscience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a mysterious stranger--naked, covered in strange tattoos--appears on the banks of the Seine, Kamal is called in to investigate. But what he discovers is a secret buried in the empire's past, a secret the Sultan will do anything to silence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the mysterious Z Protectorate one step behind, Kamal, together with Nisreen--a fierce human rights lawyer--is caught up in a race across the empire and time itself--a race that could change their world, or destroy it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmpire of Lies is being published as \"The Ottoman Secret\" in the UK.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaymond Khoury\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Templar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Sanctuary\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sign\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Templar Salvation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Elixir\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRasputin's Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe End Game.\u003c\/i\u003e His novels have been translated into more than forty languages and, in the case of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Templar\u003c\/i\u003e, adapted into a comic book and an NBC television miniseries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.55 x 7.5 x 4.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 25, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44305519607943,"sku":"9781250410252","price":28.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/G0YcXKPO7y9781250410252.webp?v=1774954189","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/empire-of-lies-paperback-3","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}