Scimitar's Edge: A NovelB&H Publishing Group, 2006 - 276 pagini Former college roommates Hal Bogikian (newspaper columnist) and Malcolm Edwards (university professor), both atheists, disagree on most major issues. But they remain associates through the efforts of Malcolm's aunt, Phoebe du Pont, a wealthy Christian widow. When du Pont invites the two men and her beautiful assistant, Sally Northaway, on a tourist and archeological trip to Turkey, the four Americans become the target of a terrorist's kidnapping plot in Scimitar's Edge.Readers will deeply know these memorable characters while also learning about Turkey, the savagery of history, and competing philosophies of life. Along the way, there are razor-sharp thriller sequences and a budding romance as well. |
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Abdul Allah American Beauty Ankara Antakya Armenian beheading Bogikian called Carrillo chess church climbed door eyes face Fadil Fatima felt front grabbed hair Hal and Sally Hal asked Hal looked Hal replied Hal's hand Hattusa head heard Hezbollah hope imam Islam Istanbul Izmir jandarma Kemal drove kill kissed Konya Koroglu Lake Van laughed listened Malcolm and Hal Malcolm asked Mara Salvatrucha MARVIN OLASKY Miss American Beauty mosque moved Muslim Mustafa never nodded opened Phoebe Phoebe's police director Progressivism pulled remember responded Sally asked Sally looked Sally smiled Sally's SCIMITAR'S EDGE screamed shook shoot stared stood stopped story Suleyman Sulhaddin sultan talk tell terrorists there's thought told took Trafik Turkey Turkish Turkish coffee Turks voice waited walked Walker Percy wall watched woman women yelled Zubeyir