The Lie: A Novel

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A page-turner that will engage your mind and emotions in a way few novels do (Stephen King) about a left-wing Israeli lawyerfamous for defending Palestinianswhose views face the ultimate test when her own son is captured and tortured by terrorists. DAHLIA BARR DOES NOT SUFFER FOOLSor her own government with which she is normally at odds. Shrewd brash and as tough as she is beautiful the controversial Israeli attorney specializes in defending Palestinians accused of terrorism. She is also a devoted mother a soon-to-be-divorced wife and the lover of a handsome American television correspondent. To Dahlias astonishment the Israeli security establishment one day approaches her with a tantalizing proposition: Join us and become the beleaguered nations arbiter on when to use the harshest of interrogation methodswhat some would call torture. Dahlia is intrigued. She has no intention of permitting torture. Can she change the system from within? Then as Dahlia settles into her new job her son Ari a twenty-year-old lieutenant in the Israel Defense Forces is kidnapped by Hezbollah and whisked over the border to Lebanon. The one man who may hold the key to Aris rescue is locked in a cell in police headquarters. Edward Al-Masriprofessor activist media gadflyis an Arab who has a long and complicated history with Dahlia. And hes not talking. Yet. The Lie is a nail-biting thriller pulsing with insight into the inner workings of Israels security apparatus. It is an unforgettable story of human beings on both sides of the terror equation whose lives turn out to share more in common than theyand the readercould ever have imagined.