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A.M. Khalifa grew up in a diplomatic corps family and has lived and worked in more than fifteen countries. Exposed from a young age to the stranger than fiction machinations of international relations and the corridors of power, he writes spellbinding international thrillers that breach cultural taboos and provoke uncomfortable dialogue on sensitive issues like espionage, counterintelligence, religious fanaticism, terrorism and gender inequities. He is trilingual and lives in the eternal city of Rome.

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A.M. Khalifa Dean, thank you for your kind words and for reading. I write the sort of books I enjoy reading, which do double duty of entertaining and whisking away…moreDean, thank you for your kind words and for reading. I write the sort of books I enjoy reading, which do double duty of entertaining and whisking away, as well as exploring uncomfortable, difficult themes without preaching or pretending to know all the answers. The passion comes from the thrill and privilege of hearing from a wonderful reader like you who's read one of my stories, and was somehow touched by it.

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A.M. Khalifa The birth of my first child. I was living in New York at the time when I got the idea for Terminal Rage. I was in the shower, to be precise, and had t…moreThe birth of my first child. I was living in New York at the time when I got the idea for Terminal Rage. I was in the shower, to be precise, and had to rush out to jot down the main plot lines because the story was too good to risk losing.

Creatively, and because I travel a lot, I am very much influenced by places as seeds for my stories, and as characters unto themselves. Terminal Rage was inspired by Manhattan—not just living there, but the city itself and the lasting imprint of 9/11 on its identity. Being a daddy for the first time amplifies your emotional sensitivity, and if you’ve read Terminal Rage you will infer that fatherhood, and the lengths we would traverse to protect our loved ones, are key underlying themes. But fatherhood also prodded me in a more practical way—I felt older and had the sense that it was now or never.(less)
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Terminal Rage by A.M. Khalifa
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Avg rating 4.13
When a mysterious man besieges an office tower in Manhattan, he threatens to execute his hostages and unleash terror if his demands are not met. He informs the authorities he will only communicate with Alexander Blackwell, a former FBI hostage negotiator whose stellar career had ended abruptly a few years before.

The FBI tracks Blackwell down on a tiny Caribbean island and he reluctantly agrees to negotiate with the suspect. As the clock ticks fast to the deadline, Blackwell soon realizes the only way to save the hostages and prevent catastrophe is to figure out who this enigmatic hostage-taker really is, and why he asked for him by name. But what he discovers is a chilling global conspiracy at the highest levels of government that threatens to destroy his life all over again.
 
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Meet Bridget Jones—a 30-something Singleton who is certain she would have all the answers if she could:
a. lose 7 pounds
b. stop smoking
c. develop Inner Poise

"123 lbs. (how is it possible to put on 4 pounds in the middle of the night? Could flesh have somehow solidified becoming denser and heavier? Repulsive, horrifying notion), alcohol units 4 (excellent), cigarettes 21 (poor but will give up totally tomorrow), number of correct lottery numbers 2 (better, but nevertheless useless)..."

Bridget Jones' Diary is the devastatingly self-aware, laugh-out-loud daily chronicle of Bridget's permanent, doomed quest for self-improvement — a year in which she resolves to: reduce the circumference of each thigh by 1.5 inches, visit the gym three times a week not just to buy a sandwich, form a functional relationship with a responsible adult, and learn to program the VCR.

Over the course of the year, Bridget loses a total of 72 pounds but gains a total of 74. She remains, however, optimistic. Through it all, Bridget will have you helpless with laughter, and — like millions of readers the world round — you'll find yourself shouting, "Bridget Jones is me!"
 
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Harry Dresden--Wizard
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But just when it looks like he can't afford his next meal, a murder comes along that requires his particular brand of supernatural expertise.

A brutally mutilated corpse. Strange-looking paw prints. A full moon. Take three guesses--and the first two don't count...
 
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A.M. Khalifa Lisa wrote: "Welcome to Goodreads. :-)"

Thank you, Lisa! I feel like a blind mouse in a torrential storm. Still need to find my way around here!


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