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Insidious Deception
A pre-med student working as a summer deckhand seeks revenge for the drowning of his lover while a brilliant college professor promotes an innovative path to Middle East peace through a Paris conference. Both become entangled in conspiracies hatched by a ruthless CEO and al Qaeda operatives. The CEO seeks to corner the market for rare earth minerals while al Qaeda attempts to wreck the Paris conference by demolishing the Eiffel Tower.
451 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2013
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About the author
Alan L. Moss
9 books5 followersAlan L Moss is a unique and emerging voice in the thriller genre. His writing draws upon Ph. D. research capabilities and many years in Washington D.C. as a federal Chief Economist, Congressional Fellow in the U.S. Senate, and Adjunct Instructor at the University of Virginia's Northern Virginia Center. In 2002, he put his government career aside and moved to the Jersey Shore to pursue his writing. His published novels spin sophisticated tales of conspiracy, love, sex, and subterfuge. After years of politics and bureaucracy, Alan has found the freedom of writing fiction an intoxicating and satisfying calling.
Two distinguishing features of Alan’s novels are involvement with significant national and international issues and remarkable settings. His new novel, Insidious Deception, deals with the market for rare earth minerals (substances required by the technologies of the future) and Middle East conflict and resolution during the Arab Spring. Locations include Jerash, Jordan; Hvar, Croatia; the Negev Dessert and Mossad Headquarters, Israel; Pescara, Italy; Washington, D.C.; New York City, NY; Palm Beach, FL; Mountain Pass, CA; Toulouse and Paris, France; Socotra, Yemen; Andorra la Vella, Andorra; and La Samanna, St. Maarten.
In Island of Betrayal (Gauthier Publications 2010), Alan’s debut novel, the action revolves around a dispute over poverty level minimum wages and an experimental stem cell cure for diabetes sold on the black market. That story takes place in Honolulu, HI; Pago Pago, American Samoa; Auckland, Ashburton, Christchurch, and Greymouth, New Zealand; Boston, MA; Ellicott City, MD; Tucson, AZ; Beach Haven, Manahawkin, and Atlantic City, NJ; Washington, D.C.; Nedonna Beach, OR; and Garden Route, South Africa.
Alan’s non-fiction offerings include Selling-Out America’s Democracy (Praeger 2008) and Employment Opportunity (Prentice-Hall 2000).
For more information about Alan and his writing, see www.alanlmoss.com.
Two distinguishing features of Alan’s novels are involvement with significant national and international issues and remarkable settings. His new novel, Insidious Deception, deals with the market for rare earth minerals (substances required by the technologies of the future) and Middle East conflict and resolution during the Arab Spring. Locations include Jerash, Jordan; Hvar, Croatia; the Negev Dessert and Mossad Headquarters, Israel; Pescara, Italy; Washington, D.C.; New York City, NY; Palm Beach, FL; Mountain Pass, CA; Toulouse and Paris, France; Socotra, Yemen; Andorra la Vella, Andorra; and La Samanna, St. Maarten.
In Island of Betrayal (Gauthier Publications 2010), Alan’s debut novel, the action revolves around a dispute over poverty level minimum wages and an experimental stem cell cure for diabetes sold on the black market. That story takes place in Honolulu, HI; Pago Pago, American Samoa; Auckland, Ashburton, Christchurch, and Greymouth, New Zealand; Boston, MA; Ellicott City, MD; Tucson, AZ; Beach Haven, Manahawkin, and Atlantic City, NJ; Washington, D.C.; Nedonna Beach, OR; and Garden Route, South Africa.
Alan’s non-fiction offerings include Selling-Out America’s Democracy (Praeger 2008) and Employment Opportunity (Prentice-Hall 2000).
For more information about Alan and his writing, see www.alanlmoss.com.
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April 25, 2013
Excellent read - this is one of those books that you just can't put down. Plenty of action and suspense plus wonderful character development. In addition to being an action packed thriller, there is a very current, creative and thought provoking Middle East peace proposal that makes you think "why wouldn't this work!" Highly recommend this book to anyone that loves fast paced fiction with timely relevance and thought provoking content.
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