Basha

Basha
by Poramke Dhashinaa Murthy

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When Amon Weizman saw a young Palestinian, Ahmed Naji, hanging around the Tel Aviv tennis courts, he knew that the boy could become a champion. After promising Ahmed's parents that their son would visit home regularly and would be raised a Muslim, Weizman took Ahmed to America to develop his potential. Weizman lied. Ahmed never saw his parents again, his Palestinian memories faded, and Weizman replaced them with a tale of Jewish parents killed in a Palestinian terrorist attack. Twenty years later Ahmed has become Ben Weizman, the world's top-ranked tennis player. Meanwhile, Ali Naji, Ben's real brother and the leader of a Palestinian terrorist group, conceives a plan to exploit Ben's celebrity by employing him as an international assassin. Secret identities, double crosses, and conflicting loyalties all become plot elements in this masterful espionage caper that expertly folds in recent developments in the Middle East. Globe-trotting tennis pros doubling as spies evoke the 1960s television series I Spy, but Lewis turns the premise upside down by adding complex characters and a sense of moral ambiguity. Genuine suspense and great entertainment. Wes Lukowsky
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Good Books, October, 2001
"The best thriller I've read in years. Readers will get more than their money's worth out of Basha."

Kevin Postupack (The Serial Killer's Diet Book)
"Superbly crafted. A gripping tale that's sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats."

Baron Birtcher (Ruby Tuesday)
"Totally plausible. Basha is a topflight thriller from an author who really knows his stuff."

January 2002, Book-Orphanage, Jeff Krieder, ISBN 1930754140
A WOW ending. Basha is easily my best read of the year! I highly recommend it.

August 2001, book-Orphanage, Jeff Krieder, ISBN 1930754019
Opal Eye Devil, a great thriller. I haven't had such a "sense of culture", history and place since reading Shogun.

-Jeff Kreider (Book Orphanage)
"I loved OPAL EYE DEVIL. I haven't felt such "sense of culture", history and place since reading SHOGUN."

-Rapport Magazine
"Author Lewis has written a historical novel of turn-of-the-Century Shanghai that brings to mind James Clavell's TAI-PAN.

January 2002, Book-Orphanage, Jeff Krieder, ISBN 1930754140
A WOW ending. Basha is easily my best read of the year! I highly recommend it.

August 2001, book-Orphanage, Jeff Krieder, ISBN 1930754019
Opal Eye Devil, a great thriller. I haven't had such a "sense of culture", history and place since reading Shogun.

Book Description
Basha is a brilliantly written thriller, rooted in ancient Middle East hatreds of identity and blood loyalties. Set in the world of elite professional tennis, Basha is charged with the fiercely competitive nature of professional sports and the dangers of terrorism. It is the story of Ben Weizman, who has grown up believing his blood parents were killed by Palestinian terrorists. He's handsome, talented and destined to become one of the greats of the game. Nothing seems to be standing in his way of marrying Jenny, the love of his life, and becoming the number one player in the world. Nothing except the terrible secret his adopted father, Amon Weizman, has kept for him since he was five years old.

Basha, an international terrorist, suddenly appears and powerful members of the Jewish community begin to die. The already simmering Middle East begins to boil and CIA Station Chief Grant Corbet is charged with tracking Basha down. In a deadly race against time, Grant hunts the illusive killer only to see his worst nightmare realized.

About the Author
John Lewis, author of the highly accliamed historical thriller Opal Eye Devil, writes from his extensive experience in the Far and Middle East. He is the proud father of three daughters and lives with his wife, Karen, in a Dallas suburb. Presently he is working on his next novel, Samsara.

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