{"product_id":"the-lie-a-novel","title":"The Lie: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44986981318709,"sku":"ByrdShop_1476740097","price":50.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781476740096.jpg?v=1770922316","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-lie-a-novel","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}