Bøger af Mahir Salih

The Prince of Spring A convoy of luxury cars speeds along a French promenade, bearing its VIP cargo to a five-star hotel. Suddenly, the early-morning calm is shattered by gunfire and smoke, sirens and screams. The target is Prince Ali bin Kased, the former ruler of an oil-rich Gulf Arab nation. Since his ousting in the Arab Spring, he has lived in exile, haunted by loss and betrayal. Now someone wants him dead. Ali's friends urge him to take back his throne, but he resists - for the moment. All the while, China and America have their eye on the country's oil, biding their time as jihadist forces wreak havoc. Into the picture steps Laura, a high-class prostitute who offers Ali love and loyalty. They embark on a desperate search for safety, taking in France, Switzerland, England, Argentina and the United States. This gripping political thriller will have readers guessing to the last page. Will Ali succumb to the lure of power? Will his enemies kill him first? Will love conquer all - or will it crash and burn?

When Kalid turns his back on his English upbringing andhis family and joins IS to fight for his religious beliefs, willhe find the fulfillment he is searching for?Bereft at the loss of their only son, his parents, Hamidand Ayla follow Kalid to Iraq, intent on finding him andpersuading him to return to the safe environment of familylife in London. But how difficult will their task be?The heartbreaking story of a family split by war, culturaland religious beliefs.

The story depicts the clash of traditional values with western concept adapted by middle class Iraqi women from Baghdad in the 1980s under Sadam's era. Selma is middle class Baghdadi married woman . She has a feud with Loma who was in a relationship with Selmas brother in law. Selma learned a secret that Loma tried to keep it from everyone. She is married to a well to do man. He was appointed the Iraqi military attach in London UK. Lomas secret haunts her. Her best friend Madeha visit her in London to warn her about the smearing campaign Selma has started back in Baghdad. Madeha is a widow she met her University sweetheart who is dissident opposing the government. Unfortunately ,she discovers later that he wanted to use her to infiltrate in the Iraqi embassy. She was anti-Sadam, pro her lover, but loyal to her friend Loma. The result unpleasant confrontations between the two. the events ends with revenge, plight and an accurate description of the Iraqi daily life.