Tom Gabbay's Blog: News
April 21, 2020
ACCESS POINT
A DOG BARKED, a distant siren wailed, and she noticed the sound of heavy breathing. It was near. Was it her own?
Another movement, a fleeting glimpse of a figure in a hooded jacket, and he was suddenly upon her. The echo of a scream, the flash of a long blade, and then the blood. So much blood.
The end came quickly. There was no pain this time, and no tears, as there had been the first time. She lay on the ground, perfectly still and quiet, peacefully thinking her final thoughts as the world got darker and darker, and finally disappeared, leaving only the void. The last byte in Mia's memory file contained the comforting sound of her mother's voice.
"Roses love sunshine, violets love dew
Angels in heaven know I love you.
Know I love you, dear, know I love you.
Angels in heaven, know I love you..."
Access Point
Another movement, a fleeting glimpse of a figure in a hooded jacket, and he was suddenly upon her. The echo of a scream, the flash of a long blade, and then the blood. So much blood.
The end came quickly. There was no pain this time, and no tears, as there had been the first time. She lay on the ground, perfectly still and quiet, peacefully thinking her final thoughts as the world got darker and darker, and finally disappeared, leaving only the void. The last byte in Mia's memory file contained the comforting sound of her mother's voice.
"Roses love sunshine, violets love dew
Angels in heaven know I love you.
Know I love you, dear, know I love you.
Angels in heaven, know I love you..."
Access Point
April 16, 2020
ACCESS POINT
I'm excited that my new novel "Access Point" had had such a good reception. This is my first self-published work after three books with a major publisher and I'm finding the process very satisfying. It's a whole new world of publishing and it's very rewarding to have more direct contact with readers. Early reviews have been very heartening...
I'm eager to hear what you think!
Access Point
"An elegantly-constructed thriller... a satisfying and enjoyable read."
"Access Point is a bravado performance by the author, an accomplished screenwriter as well as a novelist, known for his air-tight plots."
"Well-written, brilliantly perceptive novel."
"I couldn't put it down. Urgent to get to the end."
"Gripping, full of suspense and a real page turner. The characters are easy to visualise and I could definitely see this being made into a Hollywood film!"
I'm eager to hear what you think!
Access Point
"An elegantly-constructed thriller... a satisfying and enjoyable read."
"Access Point is a bravado performance by the author, an accomplished screenwriter as well as a novelist, known for his air-tight plots."
"Well-written, brilliantly perceptive novel."
"I couldn't put it down. Urgent to get to the end."
"Gripping, full of suspense and a real page turner. The characters are easy to visualise and I could definitely see this being made into a Hollywood film!"
March 21, 2020
ACCESS POINT
GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE, WHO AMONG US WOULDN'T TAKE IT?
ACCESS POINT
A New Suspense Novel by Tom Gabbay
Young American art student Mia Fraser is brutally murdered steps from the London house she shares with computer genius Ula Mishkin. When it becomes clear that Detective Sarah Boyd is making no progress in solving the crime with traditional methods, Ula creates a software program that will reach into her dead housemate's memory in order to reveal the identity of the killer.
Entering the dead girl’s life through the echo of her memory, Ula learns that sometimes the past is best left undisturbed.
E-BOOK and PAPERBACK
AVAILABLE ON AMAZON APRIL 1st
ACCESS POINT
A New Suspense Novel by Tom Gabbay
Young American art student Mia Fraser is brutally murdered steps from the London house she shares with computer genius Ula Mishkin. When it becomes clear that Detective Sarah Boyd is making no progress in solving the crime with traditional methods, Ula creates a software program that will reach into her dead housemate's memory in order to reveal the identity of the killer.
Entering the dead girl’s life through the echo of her memory, Ula learns that sometimes the past is best left undisturbed.
E-BOOK and PAPERBACK
AVAILABLE ON AMAZON APRIL 1st
July 2, 2009
March 17, 2009
The Tehran Conviction: Review from Publisher's Weekly
The Tehran Conviction Tom Gabbay Morrow, $24.99 (304p) ISBN 978-0-06-118845-9
Gabbay's winning third thriller to feature CIA spook Jack Teller (after The Lisbon Crossing) focuses on Iran during two pivotal years: 1953, when a mistake-laden covert CIA operation overthrew the nation's prime minister, Mohammad Mossadegh, and 1979, during the chaos of the Islamic revolution and Ayatollah Khomeini's rise to power. In 1953, as a naïve Company recruit, Teller befriends an idealistic Iranian government official, Yari Fatemi, only to be manipulated into betraying him and his family. In 1979, when Yari's sister shows up in New York and informs Teller that her brother is in jail awaiting certain execution, Teller feels compelled to return to Iran in a suicidal attempt to save Yari.
Powered by relentless pacing and a story line abounding in subterfuge, treachery and subversion, this Ludlumesque page-turner offers invaluable historical insights into the turbulent relationship between America (“the Great Satan”) and Iran. (June) Publisher's Weekly
Gabbay's winning third thriller to feature CIA spook Jack Teller (after The Lisbon Crossing) focuses on Iran during two pivotal years: 1953, when a mistake-laden covert CIA operation overthrew the nation's prime minister, Mohammad Mossadegh, and 1979, during the chaos of the Islamic revolution and Ayatollah Khomeini's rise to power. In 1953, as a naïve Company recruit, Teller befriends an idealistic Iranian government official, Yari Fatemi, only to be manipulated into betraying him and his family. In 1979, when Yari's sister shows up in New York and informs Teller that her brother is in jail awaiting certain execution, Teller feels compelled to return to Iran in a suicidal attempt to save Yari.
Powered by relentless pacing and a story line abounding in subterfuge, treachery and subversion, this Ludlumesque page-turner offers invaluable historical insights into the turbulent relationship between America (“the Great Satan”) and Iran. (June) Publisher's Weekly
March 11, 2009
The Tehran Conviction
Just a note to say that "The Tehran Conviction" – third in the Jack Teller series – will be out on June 9.
Here's what the book jacket says:
Tehran 1953. Jack Teller, a new recruit to the recently established Central Intelligence Agency, finds himself in Iran, posing as a high-level American oil executive as part of operation Ajax, the agency’s first ever attempt to overthrow the government of a sovereign nation. Torn between loyalty to his country’s policies and sympathy for the hopes of a fledgling democracy, Jack must ultimately pick which side he will betray. It is a decision that will affect the future of the Middle East and, eventually, the world.
Twenty-six years later, in 1979, Jack returns to a very different Iran. The country is in the grip of a religious revolution, and the streets of the capital city are filled with daily rantings against “The Great Satan.” Jack’s attempt to save one man from Islamic “justice” -- a man who he had, at one time, called a friend -- leads him into the heart of an emerging struggle between the West and a new and dangerous ideology.
Divided between his loyalty to his country’s policies and sympathy for the hopes of a fledgling democracy, a young Jack Teller made a fateful choice that would reverberate for decades. In The Tehran Conviction Tom Gabbay masterfully interweaves politics and suspense in a searing tale of espionage and betrayal that reveals the unexpected costs our decisions hold for ourselves--and for history.
Here's what the book jacket says:
Tehran 1953. Jack Teller, a new recruit to the recently established Central Intelligence Agency, finds himself in Iran, posing as a high-level American oil executive as part of operation Ajax, the agency’s first ever attempt to overthrow the government of a sovereign nation. Torn between loyalty to his country’s policies and sympathy for the hopes of a fledgling democracy, Jack must ultimately pick which side he will betray. It is a decision that will affect the future of the Middle East and, eventually, the world.
Twenty-six years later, in 1979, Jack returns to a very different Iran. The country is in the grip of a religious revolution, and the streets of the capital city are filled with daily rantings against “The Great Satan.” Jack’s attempt to save one man from Islamic “justice” -- a man who he had, at one time, called a friend -- leads him into the heart of an emerging struggle between the West and a new and dangerous ideology.
Divided between his loyalty to his country’s policies and sympathy for the hopes of a fledgling democracy, a young Jack Teller made a fateful choice that would reverberate for decades. In The Tehran Conviction Tom Gabbay masterfully interweaves politics and suspense in a searing tale of espionage and betrayal that reveals the unexpected costs our decisions hold for ourselves--and for history.
