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The Conspiracy
A highly organised and well-funded fundamentalist group sets into motion an audacious co-ordinated operation across the world, designed so that each successive devastating terrorist attack compounds the one before, and masterfully engineered to create mutual fear, rage, and distrust among the superpowers. From the back streets of Sierra Leone to the peaks of mountain resorts of Lebanon and passing by the literal heart of the American and Russian governments, no one is secure, no place is safe, and no taboo is off-limits. The world will not even have the chance to catch its breath before the next wave of terrorism hits.For Al Khalifa it is about fanaticism, for Yusof Shevshenko it is about ideology, and for Daniel Durant ‘The Mastermind' it is much more personal, it is about revenge. Their combined schemes drove the leaders of the superpowers to face the ultimate ordeal, the dilemma of rescuing their nations and humanity at the expense of their own families.
236 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 20, 2018
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July 16, 2019
I couldn't finish the book to be honest so I can't really speak about the story itself but the style in which it was told was too plain, too cold, like reading a stenography. I'm hoping it was only because this was the author's first attempt at publishing his work and I wish him all the best in his craft.
Over and out
Over and out
October 19, 2018
Hi I would like to share with you a wonderful novel I just finished reading. I really don't know how a book such as The Conspiracy didn't become a # 1 bestseller. It is a fascinating thriller intelligently written and the author definitely knows what he is talking about. I give it 5 thumbs up.
October 21, 2018
Intelligently written! A great political thriller. Hard to put down
October 21, 2018
Great interesting book! Very well written and thrilling. I advise everyone to read it, it truly kept me on the edge of my seat!
October 22, 2018
If I were to review this book in one word I'd say! Unputdownable!
October 22, 2018
Simply majestic! A true masterpiece
October 23, 2018
I was very impressed by the way the author was able to convey sympathy for both sides (no spoilers, i wont tell you who the sides are). His knowledge of world politics was also very impressive. Add the creativity and thrill he gives his readers makes reading this book a really awesome experience. Im not one to recommend books soo highly but if you like thrillers, world politics, or just a good read go get it.
October 23, 2018
Quite the page turner, I couldn't lay it down! The author has an astute knowledge of international geopolitics and takes us inside a web of intrigue, terrorism, and the hidden mechanisms of politics. A thriller in its best form.
October 24, 2018
An extremely tightly plotted tale, full of intrigue and ideas, and immensely enjoyable. 👍👍👍👍👍
October 24, 2018
The American president's speech when he challenged the terrorists should become an anchor to world politicians. It is powerful, grandiose, and immensely overwhelming.
October 22, 2018
A breathtakingly fast paced novel. When the terrorists started the operations I didn't have chance to catch my breath. The ciphered coding system the Mastermind used is not easy to come up with; it is genuinely brilliant!!! All in all I truly enjoyed reading the book.
October 22, 2018
The thing that blew me off was the coded messages the terrorists used to communicate with each other. An extremely enjoyable book to read. Masterfully written 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
October 30, 2018
I didn't know much about the history of the Middle East and the superpowers influence in the ever boiling region until I read The Conspiracy. What makes this book an exceptional one is that a big part of history is presented while the reader is enjoying the page-turning of a breathtaking action packed novel.
The coding system the Mastermind used to transmit ciphered messages to the terrorists is a work of art; a true masterpiece.
A must read for fans of the genre.
The coding system the Mastermind used to transmit ciphered messages to the terrorists is a work of art; a true masterpiece.
A must read for fans of the genre.
October 27, 2018
I was always fascinated in conspiracy books but this book takes it one step beyond. It gives background to the characters that are planning the plot. It brings them to life and it shows their evil intent and why they believe in a twisted cause making them believe they have the right to cause terror. This is one of the best terrorism conspiracy book I have read. Captivating book kept me in my seat reading one chapter after another. And when I took a break I was anxious to come back to it and read the next chapter. Excellent book!
October 27, 2018
Wasn't sure when I picked it up however my doubts quickly evaporated. A definite page turner. A diabolic ingenious plot with intimate knowledge of background and landscape of events. If inacted, it would definitely put the super powers in a tight spot.
October 26, 2018
New and creative ideas in the thriller domain. Good insight in the world of underground terrorism and the impact on world events. Full of machinations and interesting plot twists. Enjoyable.
October 23, 2018
The author should have given more details in developing the characters. Nonetheless The Conspiracy remains an extremely enjoyable novel to read.
November 1, 2018
I can't believe I finished the book in 2 days. Talking about unknown writers Tony Le Man is one hell of a good one. He certainly knows how to get the reader hooked to the plot. The end of each chapter is a climax by itself, and I had a conflicting feeling between answering my duties or continuing the flow of the story. I must admit Mr. Le Man won by keeping me turning the pages. I just hope there will be a sequel to The Conspiracy, we have to know what happens with Al Khalifa.
December 12, 2018
0.5 Star
DNF 65%
The book was given in return of an honest review
I'm sorry
I think thats the lowest rating I ever gave a book...
At the begining it mentions that this is a work of fiction and all names, places, incidents mentioned are from the writer's imagination (where it lacks in this book). The book is full of ideology, political western views, idea of terrorism and all these boring topics that I could never care to read about..
The problem is that I was very excited to read this book but came out as a MAJOR dissapointment Next is the writing it is below average being an aurhor I think you should have used a better writing style..
DNF 65%
The book was given in return of an honest review
I'm sorry
I think thats the lowest rating I ever gave a book...
At the begining it mentions that this is a work of fiction and all names, places, incidents mentioned are from the writer's imagination (where it lacks in this book). The book is full of ideology, political western views, idea of terrorism and all these boring topics that I could never care to read about..
The problem is that I was very excited to read this book but came out as a MAJOR dissapointment Next is the writing it is below average being an aurhor I think you should have used a better writing style..
July 15, 2019
This was my first time experiencing the writings of "Tony Le Man", as I guess this was his first book as well. So first of all, I would like to congratulate him for his first publication. It was fun reading "The conspiracy" for its simple style. I didn't get frustrated while reading. I have to say that the style was smooth.
To be objective (as Tony asked me) as much as I dare, I would like to mention some points that I didn't feel comfortable with as I was reading this novel. Not to criticize, but as an opinion sharing, and I may be wrong at any point. So, I hope that "Tony" would read it accordingly.
* To me, reading a novel on a conspiracy that puts the America-Russia conflict on fire was a cliche. This subject was tackled tens of times. Maybe because America and Russia are the two powerful empires that can hold the political equilibrium or run a third world war. So it is not that easy to put it aside. But, after watching "Dr. Strangelove", the masterpiece of "Stanley Kubrick" that was realized in 1964, I became demanding when I have to read about this topic. Maybe, because I think that "Stanley" said what has to be said in his sarcastic black comedy about this topic. I didn't feel the innovation.
* It was a little bizarre to me how all the leading members of the terrorist organization "Fanatics of Allah" are completely western-made. I don't know what "Tony" meant to say through it. Is it that the Arabs can't run their terrorists by themselves and they always need an external help even in this? Or, simply, he is convinced that the running mind of any terrorism action must be an outsider. We have to ask this question if we are reading seriously, not all the ideas and thoughts are spontaneous. I am wondering, why are the Arabs just executors here? Was there any direct relation with the Arab leaders? I mean real leaders, governors. Yes, we know it is not about police arresting some criminals, or about some good guys and some other bad guys. It is a political topic, why not pushing the line any further? I guess it would have been a new approach. Some political analysis and researches were needed here. Yes, I guess I would have loved to know about the situations in Saudi Arabia, the Gulf countries, Egypt, Qatar, Palestine, etc. Yes, one of the operations has been done in Lebanon, but I am not talking about the location but about some higher level. Even the guy who was supposed to be a Lebanese is a western-cultured man. I am talking about the structure and to connect the events. Isn't politics?!
After the first explosion in America, the western countries condemned it. Like London, Paris, Madrid, Berlin, Amsterdam, Rome, etc. But on the other side of the world, the Arab and the Islamic countries (or their allies) were celebrating. Like Kabul, Tehran, Jerusalem, Baghdad, Damascus. I am pretty sure the allusion is very clear here, isn't?! Yes, this point is very critical. Again the cliche of labeling.
We all know that especially in Lebanon the reaction differs from a region to another. So this point doesn't reflect the reality. I missed this clarification. So, as a conclusion, I didn't feel like I am reading a political novel. Just a fiction that needs a wider imagination.
* Sometimes I felt of a lack of information, or a convincing argument. Like:
- Everything about the character "Youssef" is not convincing. The way this veteran became so close to the Russian president and able to rule the Kremlin. I guess this character needs more personalization. It looked like a real fictional powerful character to me.
- On the psychological and the sociological levels, I didn't understand how the Megamind turned from a high-class playboy to a very high commander in the organization. His background was not enough for it, not convincing. I mean the man has the money, the power, sex, free life, open minded entourage, etc. and somehow he became a "mawlay-boy" and obedient man who ended living a fanatic life. Also, this character wasn't strongly portrayed. I mean, while reading I kept asking "How?". Maybe for the writer is enough to say that he had a painful past, for some readers it is not.
* The exaggeration cut the line connecting this political novel to reality. Yes, it is a novel, but a political significant one. Maybe this exaggeration has a main goal, but actually it wasn't clear to me. For example:
- Two consecutive major explosions in America were easily done. No suspects, no clues.
- Exploding a very known hotel in Turkey and many were killed, and it was insignificant, just like farting.
- The airplane that hit the building of a radio station.
- Kidnapping the son of the Russian president in Lebanon.
- Kidnapping the children of the American president and killed one of them.
- And the joke was digging a tunnel in Russia that leads to the Bolshoi theater just to explode it. Anyone who knows the symbolism of the Bolshoi theater would assume that this would never happen even in video games. I mean the tunnel (in Russia), this trivial way. I think, for the respect of this Theater, we needed a sophisticated plan. Isn't it worth?! We can crash it, but smartly.
- An explosion in Paris.
No obstacles for the executors while transporting their stuffs or even when executing the plans. Yes, I know that was meant to show the terrorists as harmful, but actually they were like heroes. We don't need that much of blood to transmit this political message. Even ISIS could not achieve this record. It was like cartoons. Leaders seemed as stupid people and paralyzed. This exaggeration killed the suspense.
* I would have loved to feel the conspiracy. I wished the author gave us a new interpretation on this subject. Like to give a tiny secret, even if it is not real, but it would keep the reader connected. To me, the presidents and the political establishments never talked any politic in this political saga. They were like puppets who can't move a single step forward. All their conversations were about "What the fuck" or similar expressions but they didn't get any deeper in their political analyses. No protocol violation, nothing daring was said, nothing of that we never heard on televisions about this topic. Yes, the Kremlin and the White house are always refreshing. Not?! Some invention would be OK. Not imaginative, not real. So?!
* I know that each writer has his own style, but I tend to be by the side of writers who show emotions and some personal reflections on a similar human disaster. It seemed to me like "Tony" was playing the role of a reporter. Maybe he wanted to be objective, but he seemed as detached from the events, totally detached. Each has his style, maybe I belong to another school.
As I said above, this review is about a personal opinion, and I can be one-hundred-percent wrong. But, I gave my review as things appeared to me while reading, and above all, honestly as I promised "Tony". (Roy Khadra)
To be objective (as Tony asked me) as much as I dare, I would like to mention some points that I didn't feel comfortable with as I was reading this novel. Not to criticize, but as an opinion sharing, and I may be wrong at any point. So, I hope that "Tony" would read it accordingly.
* To me, reading a novel on a conspiracy that puts the America-Russia conflict on fire was a cliche. This subject was tackled tens of times. Maybe because America and Russia are the two powerful empires that can hold the political equilibrium or run a third world war. So it is not that easy to put it aside. But, after watching "Dr. Strangelove", the masterpiece of "Stanley Kubrick" that was realized in 1964, I became demanding when I have to read about this topic. Maybe, because I think that "Stanley" said what has to be said in his sarcastic black comedy about this topic. I didn't feel the innovation.
* It was a little bizarre to me how all the leading members of the terrorist organization "Fanatics of Allah" are completely western-made. I don't know what "Tony" meant to say through it. Is it that the Arabs can't run their terrorists by themselves and they always need an external help even in this? Or, simply, he is convinced that the running mind of any terrorism action must be an outsider. We have to ask this question if we are reading seriously, not all the ideas and thoughts are spontaneous. I am wondering, why are the Arabs just executors here? Was there any direct relation with the Arab leaders? I mean real leaders, governors. Yes, we know it is not about police arresting some criminals, or about some good guys and some other bad guys. It is a political topic, why not pushing the line any further? I guess it would have been a new approach. Some political analysis and researches were needed here. Yes, I guess I would have loved to know about the situations in Saudi Arabia, the Gulf countries, Egypt, Qatar, Palestine, etc. Yes, one of the operations has been done in Lebanon, but I am not talking about the location but about some higher level. Even the guy who was supposed to be a Lebanese is a western-cultured man. I am talking about the structure and to connect the events. Isn't politics?!
After the first explosion in America, the western countries condemned it. Like London, Paris, Madrid, Berlin, Amsterdam, Rome, etc. But on the other side of the world, the Arab and the Islamic countries (or their allies) were celebrating. Like Kabul, Tehran, Jerusalem, Baghdad, Damascus. I am pretty sure the allusion is very clear here, isn't?! Yes, this point is very critical. Again the cliche of labeling.
We all know that especially in Lebanon the reaction differs from a region to another. So this point doesn't reflect the reality. I missed this clarification. So, as a conclusion, I didn't feel like I am reading a political novel. Just a fiction that needs a wider imagination.
* Sometimes I felt of a lack of information, or a convincing argument. Like:
- Everything about the character "Youssef" is not convincing. The way this veteran became so close to the Russian president and able to rule the Kremlin. I guess this character needs more personalization. It looked like a real fictional powerful character to me.
- On the psychological and the sociological levels, I didn't understand how the Megamind turned from a high-class playboy to a very high commander in the organization. His background was not enough for it, not convincing. I mean the man has the money, the power, sex, free life, open minded entourage, etc. and somehow he became a "mawlay-boy" and obedient man who ended living a fanatic life. Also, this character wasn't strongly portrayed. I mean, while reading I kept asking "How?". Maybe for the writer is enough to say that he had a painful past, for some readers it is not.
* The exaggeration cut the line connecting this political novel to reality. Yes, it is a novel, but a political significant one. Maybe this exaggeration has a main goal, but actually it wasn't clear to me. For example:
- Two consecutive major explosions in America were easily done. No suspects, no clues.
- Exploding a very known hotel in Turkey and many were killed, and it was insignificant, just like farting.
- The airplane that hit the building of a radio station.
- Kidnapping the son of the Russian president in Lebanon.
- Kidnapping the children of the American president and killed one of them.
- And the joke was digging a tunnel in Russia that leads to the Bolshoi theater just to explode it. Anyone who knows the symbolism of the Bolshoi theater would assume that this would never happen even in video games. I mean the tunnel (in Russia), this trivial way. I think, for the respect of this Theater, we needed a sophisticated plan. Isn't it worth?! We can crash it, but smartly.
- An explosion in Paris.
No obstacles for the executors while transporting their stuffs or even when executing the plans. Yes, I know that was meant to show the terrorists as harmful, but actually they were like heroes. We don't need that much of blood to transmit this political message. Even ISIS could not achieve this record. It was like cartoons. Leaders seemed as stupid people and paralyzed. This exaggeration killed the suspense.
* I would have loved to feel the conspiracy. I wished the author gave us a new interpretation on this subject. Like to give a tiny secret, even if it is not real, but it would keep the reader connected. To me, the presidents and the political establishments never talked any politic in this political saga. They were like puppets who can't move a single step forward. All their conversations were about "What the fuck" or similar expressions but they didn't get any deeper in their political analyses. No protocol violation, nothing daring was said, nothing of that we never heard on televisions about this topic. Yes, the Kremlin and the White house are always refreshing. Not?! Some invention would be OK. Not imaginative, not real. So?!
* I know that each writer has his own style, but I tend to be by the side of writers who show emotions and some personal reflections on a similar human disaster. It seemed to me like "Tony" was playing the role of a reporter. Maybe he wanted to be objective, but he seemed as detached from the events, totally detached. Each has his style, maybe I belong to another school.
As I said above, this review is about a personal opinion, and I can be one-hundred-percent wrong. But, I gave my review as things appeared to me while reading, and above all, honestly as I promised "Tony". (Roy Khadra)
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