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Award-winning author Dan Fesperman delivers a suspenseful and stunning thriller set in the mysterious and gleaming city of Dubai.
Sam Keller, an auditor at a giant pharmaceutical firm, expected a six-hour layover in Dubai. Then his company's corporate security officer asked him to extend his stay two days to keep an eye on a hard-partying colleague. Sam agrees, but against his better judgment, he decides to live it up a little, which has disastrous results. First Hatcher is murdered. Then Sam is arrested. Was he set up? Unsure whether he can trust his employer, Sam forms an unlikely alliance detective with Anwar Sharaf, a former pearl diver and gold smuggler. As the duo works its way toward the heart of the case, plunging waist-deep into a lethal mix of mobsters, prostitutes, crooked cops, consuls, and corporate players, each must confront the darkest forces threatening Dubai from within.
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'Layover in Dubai' is a fast-paced thriller - a real page turner. The plot centres on the murder of an American businessman in Dubai. His colleague is arrested and sent to prison, but we don't know why. As the plot unwinds we find out why the dead man was shot and by whom. Being set in Dubai adds to the richness and mystery of the story. Fesperman uses his experience as a journalist and considerable research to ensure the authenticity of the storylines and details of the cultural setting. Several aspects of the story touch upon the darker sides of social life in Dubai, recently publicised in the media and BBC documentaries - things like human trafficking, abuse against women and the atrocious conditions in labour camps for foreign workers. Hence, much of the story is not necessarily so far from reality. There are several similarities between this book and 'Dubai Creek' by Stephen Wilkins. Both involve the imprisonment of a foreign professional in Dubai after a murder is committed. But whereas, Fesperman's work is a traditional fast-paced thriller throughout, Wilkins' book starts like the diary of a newly arrived expatriate in Dubai. I enjoyed both books, but for different reasons.
'Layover in Dubai' is a top-class thriller, which I highly recommend. I can't wait to read more Fesperman.
'Layover in Dubai' is a top-class thriller, which I highly recommend. I can't wait to read more Fesperman.
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A nice thriller in an exotic locale
22 Jan 2012
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Dan Fesperman is a reporter for The Baltimore Sun and a published author of several thrillers. The plots were inspired by the author's own international assignments in countries such as Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates and Germany.
In Layover in Dubai, Sam Keller, an auditor for pharmaceutical company is in Dubai, traveling with a colleague who has a reputation for indulging himself on the trips. Sam has been enlisted by his V.P. for Corporate Security to spy on the colleague and report back to the V.P. So, when the partner is murdered in a Dubai brothel, he knows he is big trouble: He is soon targeted by crooked cops, Russian mobsters, a bent diplomat, and people from his own company; his best hope is Anwar Sharaf, a Dubai police lieutenant.
Anwar is an interesting character: A former pearl diver and gold smuggler with an undignified demeanor, now he is as baffled as Sam by the changes to his homeland, especially as they are embodied in the behavior of his rebelliously independent daughter, Laleh. Keller and Sharaf form an uneasy alliance as the murder becomes more complicated, and witnesses begin turning up dead. As the double team work their way toward the heart of the case, each must confront the darkest forces which are threatening Dubai from within.
Layover in Dubai is certainly full of action and Fesperman's portrait of a the exotic location (Dubai) captivates the minds of the readers. The story is written in such a way that kept me guessing until the last few pages. Fesperman provides a lot of details about Dubai and its culture and it is clear that he has spent some time there doing a first-hand research. Overall I believe this is an entertaining read for the thriller fans and I give it 3 out of 5 stars. (More reviews at [...]).
In Layover in Dubai, Sam Keller, an auditor for pharmaceutical company is in Dubai, traveling with a colleague who has a reputation for indulging himself on the trips. Sam has been enlisted by his V.P. for Corporate Security to spy on the colleague and report back to the V.P. So, when the partner is murdered in a Dubai brothel, he knows he is big trouble: He is soon targeted by crooked cops, Russian mobsters, a bent diplomat, and people from his own company; his best hope is Anwar Sharaf, a Dubai police lieutenant.
Anwar is an interesting character: A former pearl diver and gold smuggler with an undignified demeanor, now he is as baffled as Sam by the changes to his homeland, especially as they are embodied in the behavior of his rebelliously independent daughter, Laleh. Keller and Sharaf form an uneasy alliance as the murder becomes more complicated, and witnesses begin turning up dead. As the double team work their way toward the heart of the case, each must confront the darkest forces which are threatening Dubai from within.
Layover in Dubai is certainly full of action and Fesperman's portrait of a the exotic location (Dubai) captivates the minds of the readers. The story is written in such a way that kept me guessing until the last few pages. Fesperman provides a lot of details about Dubai and its culture and it is clear that he has spent some time there doing a first-hand research. Overall I believe this is an entertaining read for the thriller fans and I give it 3 out of 5 stars. (More reviews at [...]).
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