Smokescreen

by Khaled Talib, Virtual Voice (Narrator)

At an ancient café in Cairo, two veteran spies plot a covert mission to resolve - once and for all - the Israeli - Palestinian conflict. The Israel will make a major concession as part of the peace treaty. In Singapore, Jethro Westrope, a magazine journalist, stumbles onto the scene of a the beautiful Niki Kishwani directs him, in her last breath, to a digital recorder, evidence that puts Jethro's life in serious danger. And, much worse, he is framed for Niki's murder. Jethro sets out to find Niki's killer and is drawn into a web of deception and intrigue involving officials from the Singaporean, Israeli, and American governments, each with a complex, competing, and potentially deadly agenda. Against this pulse-pounding backdrop, Jethro races to find answers and save himself -yet nothing is as it seems. He finds himself at the centre of a political plot so diabolical and sweeping in its world implications that he is stunned to discover tomorrow's news headlines today. He is being set up not only as a murderer but as an assassin, and something much larger than his own fate is in his hands.

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Published April 5, 2025

About the author

I am a Singapore-born thriller author of six novels, driven by a fascination with what lies beneath the surface. Having lived and traveled through Cairo, South America, Switzerland, New York, and beyond, I’ve seen firsthand how crime and identity intersect across borders.

My writing bypasses the "spectacle" to focus on psychology and cultural tension. I write for the reader who wants to be unsettled, challenged, and immersed in the grey areas of morality.

To me, a thriller hasn't done its job unless it follows you into the real world.