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The Dirty Network
Thriller with climate change as a focus.
A female Moroccan journalist stumbles upon a story that can make or break her career . . . . . and her life.
Zakia Kamir gets a note from a former boyfriend about his suspicions regarding the company he works for, an oil and gas company in Rabat, Morocco. She doesn’t respond, because her long-distance marriage is already hanging on a thread. Not a week later, he is incinerated in a fracking incident, which may not be an accident.
Zakia suspects that the oil company is cutting shady deals with someone in the government, illegally seizing Bedouin water rights in order to expand their fracking operations. The closer Zakia gets to the truth, the more danger she encounters.
When she is finally accused of murdering a Scottish climate scientist in Iceland–who happens to be her long-time friend and mentor –she realizes she needs to uncover the truth about the conspiracy to save herself.
A female Moroccan journalist stumbles upon a story that can make or break her career . . . . . and her life.
Zakia Kamir gets a note from a former boyfriend about his suspicions regarding the company he works for, an oil and gas company in Rabat, Morocco. She doesn’t respond, because her long-distance marriage is already hanging on a thread. Not a week later, he is incinerated in a fracking incident, which may not be an accident.
Zakia suspects that the oil company is cutting shady deals with someone in the government, illegally seizing Bedouin water rights in order to expand their fracking operations. The closer Zakia gets to the truth, the more danger she encounters.
When she is finally accused of murdering a Scottish climate scientist in Iceland–who happens to be her long-time friend and mentor –she realizes she needs to uncover the truth about the conspiracy to save herself.
412 pages, ebook
First published December 19, 2018
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December 11, 2018
Fiction is twin to fact, born of the same need for understanding reality. Facts are part of truth, but feelings and individuals manage truth through their actions. The main character in The Dirty Network , a debut novel by Anita Halvorssen, introduces us to Zakia Karim, a Moroccan journalist with personal and professional reasons to investigate a fracking accident in the desert. In search of the truth and of solace for the loss of an estranged lover, Zakia travels to the traditional lands of the nomadic Berbers, to China, to Iceland, and to the USA. In the course of her travels her children's safety, her marriage, and her career are all at risk.
The Dirty Network combines the important genre of climate fiction and the beloved tradition of fast paced thrillers to keep the pressure on. And if you get hooked by Halvorssen's depth and style, you'll wait impatiently for the next time Zakia Karim takes on the international misbehavior of those who put greed ahead of climate policy reform. And you just may learn something you desperately need to know.
The Dirty Network combines the important genre of climate fiction and the beloved tradition of fast paced thrillers to keep the pressure on. And if you get hooked by Halvorssen's depth and style, you'll wait impatiently for the next time Zakia Karim takes on the international misbehavior of those who put greed ahead of climate policy reform. And you just may learn something you desperately need to know.
December 19, 2018
A Dirty Network is a mystery with a scary premise – the all too true reality of climate change and people who will kill to cover up their culpability. The main character is compelling as she travels the globe seeking answers. After reading this book you will read about current events in the news with a new depth of awareness. I recommend this read and can’t wait for the next book to come out from this author.
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