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The Eye of the Predator
Zanghara South Waziristan. August 5, 2009: In a carefully orchestrated midnight attack US drones zeroed in and killed the dreaded leader of the infamous Tehreek-e-Taliban as he lay with his wife on his father-in-law's terrace. A riveting, highly-informed conspiracy novel set in Afghanistan, Pakistan and the US, The Eye of the Predator is an arresting account of an unlikely group of men who slept with the enemy in a desperate bid to fight the monster of Pakistan. The question is who tipped off the CIA? Baitullah Mehsud the dreaded leader of the Pakistani Taliban had grown too big for his boots. His delusions of grandeur, his manic dreams of ruling all of Pakistan and his brazen and bloody terrorist acts were making many people uneasy. The US, the ISI, the Karzai Government, the Government of Pakistan and various splinter groups of the Taliban ? all of whom had at one time or the other partnered with him ? now wanted him dead.
375 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 2, 2010
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About the author
Abhisar Sharma
4 books4 followersAbhisar Sharma is the winner of the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Indian Express Award for his work Laal Masjid Ka Safed Sach, 2009 and the winner of the Red Ink Award, 2016.
A journalist with more than two decades of experience he currently hosts the 8 p.m. show on ABP News.
He lives in New Delhi, India.
A journalist with more than two decades of experience he currently hosts the 8 p.m. show on ABP News.
He lives in New Delhi, India.
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June 24, 2018
I interacted with Abhisar Sharma in a recent Facebook video chat conducted by Blogchatter. Being a fledgling writer myself I had asked him a question. I told him that I was unable to follow the conventional style of writing fiction, recommended by so many popular writers, wherein the author first has to come up with the plot and characters and should have them clearly laid out in his mind before actually setting out to write. I asked Abhisar that since I am unable to adapt to this much-hyped method of writing books and found it easier to write spontaneously, was it still necessary for me to make a strong effort to change my style by trying hard in order to become a good writer?
He replied stating that the two of us were probably brothers from the wombs of different mothers because he too found it easier to write spontaneously. He also told me that his latest book 'The Kaafir Love' has started off on a totally different premise and ended up as a love story. He encouraged me to follow the style of writing I was most comfortable with. His exact words were 'Fall in love with your writing. Don't try to structure it.'
I immediately decided to go to the library and pick up any one of Abhisar's books and read it immediately. The only book of Abhisar's that was available in the library that day was a book on terrorists called 'The Eye Of the Predator'. I am not a very great fan of books on terrorists but nevertheless, I picked it up with some trepidation and began reading it. The book is a fictional account of the planned execution of Baitullah Mehsud, the dreaded chief of the Tehreek E Taliban, a terror outfit operating out of Pakistan.
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He replied stating that the two of us were probably brothers from the wombs of different mothers because he too found it easier to write spontaneously. He also told me that his latest book 'The Kaafir Love' has started off on a totally different premise and ended up as a love story. He encouraged me to follow the style of writing I was most comfortable with. His exact words were 'Fall in love with your writing. Don't try to structure it.'
I immediately decided to go to the library and pick up any one of Abhisar's books and read it immediately. The only book of Abhisar's that was available in the library that day was a book on terrorists called 'The Eye Of the Predator'. I am not a very great fan of books on terrorists but nevertheless, I picked it up with some trepidation and began reading it. The book is a fictional account of the planned execution of Baitullah Mehsud, the dreaded chief of the Tehreek E Taliban, a terror outfit operating out of Pakistan.
Read the rest of the review here.
March 21, 2013
When I saw this book, I wasn't sure. I thought it'd it another one of those "Let's go kill some terrorists" type books, with macho soldiers going gung ho.
How wrong I was!
The author is a journalist in India, and the book is one of the best researched I have read it for a long time. He writes like Fredrick Forsyth, such that you will doubt how much of the story is actually real.
The book focuses on the assassination of an important Pakistani terrorist, the head of the Pakistani Taliban, and weaves a story around it. The book goes into great detail into the local politics, with each side, the Taliban, Al Qaeda, Pakistani Intelligence, all trying to outsmart and betray each other. The Pakistani Intelligence is playing a dangerous double game - they are trying to destroy the Taliban, but help it at the same time!
Once you start the book, you won't be able to put it down. Strongly recommended.
How wrong I was!
The author is a journalist in India, and the book is one of the best researched I have read it for a long time. He writes like Fredrick Forsyth, such that you will doubt how much of the story is actually real.
The book focuses on the assassination of an important Pakistani terrorist, the head of the Pakistani Taliban, and weaves a story around it. The book goes into great detail into the local politics, with each side, the Taliban, Al Qaeda, Pakistani Intelligence, all trying to outsmart and betray each other. The Pakistani Intelligence is playing a dangerous double game - they are trying to destroy the Taliban, but help it at the same time!
Once you start the book, you won't be able to put it down. Strongly recommended.
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