The Mecca Connection (Paperback)

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Product Description

In an Islamic Europe, a young intelligence officer finds himself drawn deeper and deeper into a vast conspiracy, where each layer uncovered reveals a more complex web of secrets, friends are not always who they seem, and the only constant is a beautiful, mysterious girl.

The Mecca Connection is an intriguing, complex novel combining the advanced technology of a techno-thriller with non-stop action and a multi-layered, conspiracy-filled plot that will keep you compulsively turning pages and always wondering what's next.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Riverdale Electronic Books (March 31, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 097122076X
• ISBN-13: 978-0971220768
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,523,789 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting and Fast-paced, November 7, 2004

By	Eefken Wonderwoman (Central America) - See all my reviews

What a page-turner! Once you get started, its very hard to put this novel down. Unlike the popular, over-hyped books with ridiculous plot twists and, frankly, dumb characters, The Mecca Connection is everything but a let down.

The book is set sometime in the future, where Islam has conquered Europe, like it says on the cover. The characters are compelling. You will often find yourself rooting for the charismatic protagonist as he gets tossed from conspiracy to conspiracy, never quite knowing for which agenda he's playing the pawn. The action is fast-paced, and keeps you constantly engrossed.

The Mecca Connection doesn't embellish or romanticize the behind-the-curtain world of espionage. This book is no James Bond; don't expect shiny muscle cars, gorgeous women (well, maybe one) and shaken Scotch on the rocks. The world in this novel is a more realistic depiction of what is essentially one of the darker aspects of the men in charge.

Be sure to check out Lost Army, another wonderful pearl by this unfortunately obscure talent.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Complicated Conspiracies Prevail, September 6, 2004

By	Eldon Curtis "Eldon" (New York) - See all my reviews

If you like complicated conspiracies, you'll love this book. Everyone seems to be scheming against everyone else. No one knows who's a friend and who's an enemy. Which side is the girl really on? What sort of secret weapon keeps blowing people up? Why are people disappearing from Europe? What, exactly, is the CIA up to? Who killed the computer geek? Who blew up a powerful politician? Who is doing what to who, and why are they doing it?

Set a few years in the future, The Mecca Connection's primary world is a Europe that has been conquered by militant Islam. Christian Europeans are subject to Sharia law, and the same Sunni/Shia factional differences that divide the Islamic world today continue in this future. The hero, a British/Egyptian intelligence officer sent to ferret out some of the byzantine conspiracies, spends much of his time on the run from the powerful men who have framed him for a murder, while others are bent on starting another world war.

If you like Robert Ludlum's books, you should love this one. It would make a great movie.