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Only the Dead Know Peace by Alberto Mansur
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Only the Dead Know Peace

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Narrator Stefan Rudnicki

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Length 9 hours 44 minutes
Language English
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“Only the Dead Know Peace is a powerhouse book. An adrenaline-fueled epic that is authentic, propulsive, timely, and unforgettable. It will keep you on the edge of your seat till the very last page.” – Don Winslow, New York Times bestselling author

In the spirit of The Cartel, The Little Drummer Girl, and I Am Pilgrim, Alberto Mansur’s debut thriller offers a bracing, wide-angle portrait of the fence dividing Israel and Palestine, the most controversial border on earth. It follows a diverse cast of characters as they fight for love, belief, country, and power.

In Israel and Palestine, religious and political tensions are boiling, threatening to explode an untenable status quo. A renowned baker and his son are at odds, one turning his back on Allah, the other determined to prove himself worthy of God’s love. A rich playboy shatters his life in the States and joins Israel’s special forces searching for purpose and meaning. An Israeli vixen with a tragic past and a penchant for violence finds herself torn between her work for the Russian mob and the people she loves. And a charismatic Jewish leader starts a movement with the most surprising goal of all.

In Only the Dead Know Peace, these characters and more touch each other’s lives as they weave a tangled web of passion, violence, intrigue, and political and religious manipulation.

Alberto Mansur was born in Mexico City, Mexico, where he’s written for Rolling Stone and Forbes magazines. For over twenty years he was a lawyer advising corporations, human rights and humanitarian aid nonprofits, and foreign clandestine services. His first novel, Lo que mata no es la bala, was published in Mexico and named noir book of the year. Only the Dead Know Peace is his debut novel for the English-speaking market. He currently leads the US West Coast chapter of a global humanitarian aid and disaster relief nonprofit and lives, writes, and surfs in California.

Stefan Rudnicki is a Grammy-winning audiobook producer and a multiaward-winning narrator, named one of AudioFile’s Golden Voices.

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Author:

Narrator:
Stefan Rudnicki

ISBN:
9798200834785

Length:
9 hours 44 minutes

Language:
English

Publisher:
Blackstone Publishing

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Edition:
Unabridged

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Only the Dead Know Peace is a powerhouse book. An adrenaline-fueled epic that is authentic, propulsive, timely, and unforgettable. It will keep you on the edge of your seat till the very last page.”

“An unexpectedly multifaceted thriller that takes place mostly along the border regions of Israel and the Palestinian territories…The book is heavy on exposition, but Mansur does well to set the scene. Soon, the reader gets a distinct sense that all of these characters’ stories, as different as they might be, will soon converge in explosive ways.”

“An exotic thrill ride, dipped in the rich history and cultures of the Middle East, Alberto Mansur’s Only the Dead Know Peace takes you on a journey right into the fiery hot furnace between Israel and Palestine…I give this book an enthusiastic 5 out of 5 stars…This book teleported me away from my real settings…That’s what I look for in pleasure reading—the escape into other worlds, the trips way far away, and this one did it. Many congratulations to the author. You have a bright future ahead.”

Only the Dead Know Peace is a pulse-pounding thriller that combines taut, muscular prose with a panoramic view of the Israel-Palestine conflict. The lives of a playboy, baker, journalist, and mobster intertwine in a conflict where the stakes are larger than any of them can imagine. Mansur has done the near-impossible in this tightrope of a novel—he makes us wrestle with all notions of right and wrong, love and hate, in this world and the next.”

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