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    Empire of Lies
    Empire of Lies
    Empire of Lies
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    Empire of Lies

    Written by Andrew Klavan

    Narrated by Andrew Klavan

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    Sustained by a deep religious faith, Jason Harrow has built a stable family and become a pillar of principle and patriotism in the Midwest. Then the phone rings, and his past is on the other end of the line. A woman with whom he once shared a life of violence and desire claims her daughter is missing—and Jason is the one man who can find her.

    Returning to New York City, Jason finds himself entangled in a murderous conspiracy only he can see and only he can stop—a plot that bizarrely links his private passions to the turmoil of a world at war. Hunted by terrorists and by the police, Jason has only hours to unravel an ex-lover’s lies and face the unbearable truth: In order to prevent a savage attack on his country, he’s going to have to risk his decency, his sanity, and his life.

    Praise for ANDREW KLAVAN

    “The most original American novelist of crime and suspense since Cornell Woolrich.” –Stephen King

    “Klavan does tough-guy heroes and sexual tension better than anyone writing today.” –Janet Evanovich

    “Klavan, who has a perfect sense of timing, delivers all the cliffhangers and hairpin turns that you want from a beat-the-clock suspense thriller.” –The New York Times Book Review

    “Klavan writes with an artisan’s eye, a pro’s assurance, and a poet’s touch.…[He] is one of my drop-everything-and-read authors.” –Gregg Hurwitz

    “Klavan winds his tale tighter and tighter until the reader is hopelessly spellbound.” –Clive Cussler

    “Klavan’s confidently wry style keeps things punched up throughout.” –The Atlantic Monthly

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJul 14, 2008
    ISBN9781423312932
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    Andrew Klavan

    Andrew Klavan is an award-winning writer, screenwriter, and media commentator. An internationally bestselling novelist and two-time Edgar Award-winner, Klavan is also a contributing editor to City Journal, the magazine of the Manhattan Institute, and the host of a popular podcast on DailyWire.com, The Andrew Klavan Show. His essays and op-eds on politics, religion, movies, and literature have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the LA Times, and elsewhere.

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    • 4/5
      It was fascinating that the hero was not a James Bond.
      I found the inner struggle realistic. And I like Andrew Klavan from his political commentary and I don’t think it is upsetting that he adds the conservative angle. Despite people of other opinions might think this i opinion smuggling. Just because it is not mainstream it does not have to be smuggling. It is just not mainstream at the moment.

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    • 3/5
      Hmmm not sure about Andrew's style. A little too verbose
    • 4/5
      Klavan writing in 2008 seems prescient of the modern moment in 2023
    • 3/5
      The story is great but the narration is irritating and a distraction
    • 5/5
      Amazing story but the ending leaves a lot to be desired. However, the ending doesn't take away from the brilliance of it all. 5 Stars!!
    • 5/5
      I've read this three or more times now (audio book = good) and it gets better each time I read it. I love the honesty, the authenticity, and even the uncertainty of the MC.
    • 4/5
      This is a book with a conservative main character. Set just a bit into the future, it deals with the growing threat of Islamic terrorism. I thought Jason was an interesting character - one deeply flawed and human, but fighting to do better to be better. Mr. Klavan's portrayal of liberal America, while somewhat exaggerated, still seemed pointedly accurate. The idea that "ideas" are more important than reality is certainly being played out today on the national front. This isn't my preferred genre of fiction - too much sex and offensive language - but the ideas that Mr. Klavan explores are certainly timely.
    • 5/5
      ‘Oxymoron’ is so fashionable I’m reluctant to use it, but what better description of a Conservative writer of thriller novels? --perhaps the first creditable one since Bill Buckley Jr. penned his swashbuckling patriot, Blackford Oakes. Andrew Klavan’s hero, Jason Harrow, is more complex, possibly more conservative and just as patriotic; consequently he’s more rewarding. And he swashbuckles with the best of them. Klaven, author behind the Clint Eastwood movie, True Crime, clearly knows how to write a thriller and makes full use of his technical mastery of the genre: keeping the action taut, just enough foreshadowing to pull you along without getting in the way, a leap in technology that feels like like of course, that’s probably the next step, all the rest. If you like thrillers with lots of tight action and suspense, you’ll like this book. If you’re a Conservative feeling alienated from NYT Best Sellers, you’ll feel vindicated. If you’re a Liberal you’d better read it. Five stars not because it's a great book, but because the author succeeds at what he set out to do.