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Debut author CHRISTOPHER DATTA is no stranger to civil conflict or the still-extant scourge of slavery. Most recently the acting ambassador to the Republic of South Sudan where he helped end a war in April of 2012, he has spent a distinguished career moving from one strife-torn country to another, including Lebanon, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. A lifelong student of the American Civil War, his research for Touched with Fire is exacting and based in part on a true story.

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Christopher Datta I'm working on a memoir. I was an American diplomat and I helped stop two wars and brought two war criminals to justice. I spent my career mostly in h…moreI'm working on a memoir. I was an American diplomat and I helped stop two wars and brought two war criminals to justice. I spent my career mostly in hot spots dealing with civil conflict.(less)
Christopher Datta When I was in Liberia during the civil war there, we know there was a serial killer murdering women, using the cover of the war to get away with it. W…moreWhen I was in Liberia during the civil war there, we know there was a serial killer murdering women, using the cover of the war to get away with it. Would make a good mystery story.(less)
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Touched with Fire (The Fire...

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