ACROSS THE GREEN LINE

Across the Green Line is a political thriller with a fast tempo and beautifully constructed prose. The novel is set in Jerusalem, the holy city of Christians, Jews and Muslims.

Léon de Payen hunts down Palestinian suicide bombers before they can strike, but there are so many extremists bent on martyrdom that he grows disillusioned. He wants to leave Israel, but fears a fanatic he fails to stop will claim innocent lives. Since the Holy Land fell to Islam centuries ago, La Milice du Christ has been sworn to return it to Christian control. This year, the Jewish and Moslem holy days of Simhat Torah and Eid al-Fidr fall together. La Milice du Christ intends to blow up Temple Mount in Jerusalem, massacring Jews and Arabs alike, setting them on a path of mutual blame and extermination. If Léon can stop them, the peace process can resume and he will be free.