Empire of Lies

Name: Empire of Lies
Price: 17.99 USD
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Rating: 4.3 (499 reviews)
Author: Raymond Khoury

by Raymond Khoury

Thriller Science Fiction

4.3 (499)

4.3 stars from 499 reviews

Published by Doherty Associates, LLC, TomPublished 2019-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You love alternate history that asks genuinely unsettling questions about the world we live in, not just different flags on maps.
You're drawn to thrillers with real philosophical stakes, where the protagonist has to question whether their entire life was built on a lie.
You enjoyed Dan Brown's puzzle-box plotting but want something with more geopolitical teeth and less tourism brochure energy.

Maybe not for you if...

You want a straight heist or spy thriller without the time travel wrinkle or heavy worldbuilding.
You need your protagonists to be morally uncomplicated heroes you can root for without reservation.
You find alternate history concepts exhausting and just want to know what happens next in a single timeline.

About this book

In Istanbul in 1683, a mysterious naked visitor covered in strange tattoos appears in Sultan Mehmed IV's bedroom with a dangerous message, as he prepares to lay siege to Vienna. In Paris in 2017, Ottoman flags have flown over Europe for three centuries following the empire's conquest. Notre Dame has been renamed the Faith Mosque, public spaces are segregated by gender, and the empire faces rumors of impending war with the Christian Republic of America, violent extremist attacks, and economic collapse. Kamal Arslan Agha, an officer in the sultan's secret police, begins to question his orders as he investigates potential threats. When a mysterious naked stranger covered in strange tattoos appears on the banks of the Seine, Kamal is called to investigate. The novel imagines a modern Europe under centuries of Ottoman rule in this time-travelling "what if" thriller. It is also published as The Ottoman Secret in the UK.

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Currently around #62K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller. Climbing the charts — 48% improvement recently.

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Currently 4.3★ from 499 reviews

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