The Lion's Game

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John Corey and Asad Khalil have both lived hard-knock lives. As revealed in Nelson DeMilles monster bestseller Plum Island the gruff wisecracking NYPD homicide cop Corey stopped a hail of bullets--but he couldnt stop his wife from walking out on him. Asad raised under Muammar Qaddafis eye after his dads murder lost his surviving family in the 1986 bombing of Libya. Hes heard the nasty rumors about his mom and the colonel but he aims his rage at the infidels. The boys got such a gift for terrorism hes earned the nickname "the Lion " and Boris his vodka-sozzled sex-addicted migr mentor knows precisely how to conduct a murder tour of America one step ahead of the police the FBI the CIA and the ATTF (Anti-Terrorist Task Force) which combines members of all three. A pity Boris must die but hey hes an infidel too. Asad pretends to defect handcuffed to agents aboard a 747 bound for JFK and he proves to be a worse seatmate than a siding salesman. Corey and his ATTF colleagues (most conspicuously the FBIs sexy Kate Mayfield Coreys match in badinage and bad-guy busting) strive to halt Asads methodical yet unpredictable bloodbath. Skillfully DeMille alternates chapters told from Asads and Coreys points of view. DeMille did his authenticity homework: when were not savoring his gift for wiseacre dialogue in the Corey-Kate chapters were sweating alongside Asad on his ghastly ingenious jihad. DeMille reportedly has a $25 million book contract. With fast funny absorbing thrillers like The Lions Game hes earned it. --Tim Appelo