The Ghost: An Assassin's Story

by A.E. Sawan

"A haunting, harrowing story of civil war ... written by someone who lived it." --Raymond Khoury, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Last Templar

Although a work of fiction, THE An Assassin’s Story, is based on the true story of the author’s experiences growing up in Lebanon during that country’s bloody civil war, as well as his time as a counter-terrorist operative. The story follows “Paul” from his childhood in the Bekaa Valley to adulthood where he finds himself recruited as a trained killer by both Israel’s Mossad and the CIA.

A tale of obsession and revenge, in this first book of the Al Shabah Assassin Series, Paul ultimately finds himself on the trail of a childhood nemesis who had become the feared charismatic leader of a violent jihadist group. This fast-paced thriller takes Paul around the world in his personal search for truth and justice, and a final showdown with a yellow-eyed terrorist who one violent day ended Paul’s childhood and set him on the road to becoming an assassin.

From The "THE GHOST is a work of fiction, not a memoir, but my characters are based on composites of real people, and the major events described in these pages are historically accurate. I should know, because I lived them."

Genres: Ebooks

302 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 29, 2018

About the author

A.E. Sawan was born into a Christian family on the outskirts of Zahle in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. By the age of 12, he and his family had been forced to move five different times because of the country’s shattering civil war (1975 to 1990). Detained and tortured on several occasions by both the Syrian Army and the Palestinian Liberation Army (PLO), he eventually became a counter-terrorist operative specializing in diffusing bombs. Having survived the war, he severed his connections to violence and left Lebanon for Canada.

Reviews

[Ray · Rating 2 out of 5]

Perhaps it was the particular Kindle edition I had, but I have never come across a more poorly edited book. There were multiple occasions of words run together on each page. Many times more than once per paragraph. Requiring frequent pauses to untangle them. Also, the author mentioned more than once the Lebanese talk a lot. That was evident in his writing. He used a lot of words to tell very little. A big disappointment.

[K.E. Andrews · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it

This book offered a unique insight into the events happening in the middle East with the rise of terrorism. Loved Paul's character and the story itself.

[Sheri · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have always found books about the Middle East enjoyable and very informative. The reality of the situations is so far out of the realm for our daily lives the events in the book are sometimes hard to believe actually happening but we hear about them all the time in the news and other books available like them. After reading these kinds of books you just want to thank our military service men and women and pray nightly for their safety over there and that they get home to their loved ones. I enjoyed the book, easy reading and story line kept you intrigued.

[Brett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thoroughly enjoyed this book.
Well written and easily puts the reader into the mind of someone living and surviving in a very different part of the world.
Scene is well set by the writer making it even more believable
Links back well to known events & figures i.e. Osama Bin Laden