The desert contract
a novel
by John Lathrop
Fired from his job in L.A. and divorced from his wife,Steve Kemp returns to the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia where finds himself falling back in love with Helen -- the Irishwoman he'd left more than a decade before. Kemp and Helen rekindle their affair and as the country plunges into violent political crisis, Kemp focuses on financing his escape with Helen. All he needs is one last big sale -- their contract out. And the terms may be more ambiguous -- and more dangerous -- than Kemp had thought.
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The desert contract: a novel
2008, Scribner
in English
- 1st Scribner hardcover ed.
1416567933 9781416567936
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Steve Kemp, investment counselor, trying to rebuild his finances and restore his integrity, and steer clear of politics, returns after a decade to the Arabian Gulf. Reconnected by chance with his old flame Helen, their love affair re-ignites and together they stumble into a shared crisis. Now married to an older man, a diplomat in a punishment posting at the end of his career, Helen is conflicted between loyalty and desire. Kemp is focused on financing their escape: he needs a major sale. With her husband's unwitting help the perfect client appears. But time has run out. Jihadists seeping back across the desert shake the country. The regime cracks, everyone looks to their own escape plan, while Kemp chases his deal as far as he must. A gripping novel of love and loyalties, and the place where personal integrity and politics meet, The Desert Contract is a remarkable debut. -- Publisher description.
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