The Blasphemer – The Complete Novel
by John Ling
THIS IS THE COMPLETE EDITION OF A SERIALISED THRILLER, CONTAINING ALL THREE EPISODES IN ONE PACKAGE
When Abraham Khan releases an e-book condemning radical Islam, the consequences hit him fast and hard — an armed fanatic smashes into his home one evening, trying to kill him. He survives the harrowing attempt. Just barely. But will he survive the next one?
Maya Raines is the security operator brought in to protect Abraham. She is tough and committed. The very best at what she does. Always one step ahead of the threat.
But Abraham is no ordinary principal — he will not hide, and he will not stay silent. And as rage explodes on the streets and the nation is propelled to the brink, Maya will have to ask herself the hardest question of all: how far would you go to protect one man’s right to speak?
‘A fair and balanced account of what’s really happening in the Islamic world today.’ — Crime Watch
‘Thought-provoking themes. Exciting action.’ — The Sun
‘The surveillance techniques and intelligence analysis bring it to life.’ — The Star
‘Fast-paced faction; where fact and fiction collide.’ — The Malaysian Insider’
‘A powerful new voice in adventure stories.’ — Pendulum Press
Born in Malaysia, author John Ling is based in New Zealand. He writes thrillers that blend espionage and emotion.
For more about John Ling and his work, please visit his website.
Oren was born in Tel Aviv in 1950 to a mother who was a school teacher and a father who was a mechanical engineer. His parents met when his father was wounded as a heavy equipment semi- trailer driver in Her Majesty Royal Engineers forces in the Western Desert of North Africa and was hospitalized in military hospital in Beirut, where his mother served as a nurse.
Oren served in the Israel Defense Forces for eight years, first in the Artillery Corps where he fought as a Battery Commander in the 1973 Yom Kippur War, and later as an intelligence analyst in the General headquarters, in the rank of Major.
After the historic visit of President Sadat of Egypt in Jerusalem in 1977, he decided to move to Government Service. He joined the Foreign Ministry and was assigned to the Department of Normalization of Relations with Egypt, where he had the privilege not only to meet Sadat, but also to be on a team that gave back to a parallel Egyptian team 16 Bedouin tribes, 16 schools, 16 infirmaries, copper mines, two shrines and one pyramid. Years later he went back to take part in the fragile peace process as a Political Advisor and representative of the Prime Minister (Shamir and Rabin) in peace conferences and meetings in Cairo, Hague, Tokyo and Moscow.
Amongst other posts, Oren served as a consul in New York City. He was later a consul in Boston- where the plot of his book "Dancing Bear" is taking place, a minister in the embassy in Washington and Ambassador in Nigeria. He has a Ph.D. in Political Science and teaching now on Diplomacy, Intelligence and Spins. The three very popular political thrillers he wrote so far (the forth is coming soon) are based on the events, people, intrigues dreams and hopes he encountered during his years in public service around the world.
Oren Sanderson is the pen name of this retired senior government official, who wrote his first books while on service, and had to hide his true name- Itzhak Oren at that time.
