The Lion’s Game
The Lion’s Game by Nelson DeMille is a gripping narrative published by Warner Books in 2000, featuring 854 pages in English. The story begins in April 1986, when American F-111 warplanes bomb the Al Azziyah compound in Libya, resulting in the tragic loss of a young boy’s family. This boy, Asad, grows up with a singular purpose: to avenge his loved ones and his nation by targeting the pilots involved in the bombing.
Readers will follow Asad’s journey as he arrives in New York City twelve years later, determined to carry out his revenge against the surviving pilots. Meanwhile, John Corey, a former NYPD officer now working for the Anti-Terrorist Task Force, is tasked with stopping Asad’s planned killings. The novel delves into themes of terrorism and vengeance, presenting a complex interplay between the characters as they navigate this high-stakes conflict.
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April 1986 : American F-111 warplanes bomb the Al Azziyah compound in Libya where President Gadhafi is residing. A 16-year-old youth, Asad – Arabic for ‘lion ‘ – loses his mother, two brothers and two sisters in the raid. Asad sees himself as chosen to avenge not only his family but his nation, his religion and the Great Leader – Gadhafi. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
Twelve years later, Asad arrives in New York City, intent on killing all five surviving pilots across America who participated in the bombing, one by one. John Corey – from the international bestseller PLUM ISLAND – is no longer with the NYPD and is working for the Anti-Terrorist Task Force. He has to stop Asad’s revenge killings. But first he has to find him.
A thrillingly entertaining read from a master storyteller.
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