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The Sanctuary

By: Raymond Khoury
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Orion
ISBN: 0753894009
ISBN-13: 9780753894002
Released: 01 May 2008
RRP: £6.99
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all one needs in a thriller - just bloody fantastic - By: Klaus Meyer, 04 Aug 2008


I have to admit that I just came by this book as I was despeartedly searching for something exciting without reallly knowning what I am looking. Maybe you know this feeling. In the novel section with the semi-religious thrillers I saw Raymond Khouray's second book & first thought that this is another one a la Da Vince Code. But I bought it nevertheless & - to my own surprise - I was hooked with page 1.

It is fast running thriller, based in the present with some historical background. The characters are very different & develop with this plot. They are no sterotypes & do not talk or act like robots. Is involvement in the BBC hit thriller "Waking the Dead" clearly shows here. Not that this a copy of that show but the charracters are much rounder & interesting than in the usual thrillers. That the story is mainly set in the Middle East, Beirout & here is background is an asset as he can describe country, city & atmosphere with much knowledge & passion. I like his style of writing a lot. And before I forget: the plot is just fantastic.I could not put this book down. I think the author can become very quickly one of my great favorites.