The Last Dance of Dynamite - Hardcover

This thrilling story set in cosmopolitan Dubai follows the lives of characters who, despite their wildly different backgrounds and heritages, are brought together by a determination to survive in a world where sex is a commodity and terrorism and business go hand in hand. Waleed Adam, who goes under the name of the prince, is a victim of political complications and conflict in the Middle East and ends up as a gang leader. His trusted assistant Salem flees to Iraq and joins forces with the Cobra Group, which is involved in drug smuggling, among other things. As he doesn't want to be involved with drugs or take a minor role in the gang, the prince flees Syria to start a new life in Dubai. He is soon living in a nightmare and risks becoming a victim of the proxy war in that part of the world. The prince takes the opportunity to run the 10 Tola Bar, a haven for the elite looking for fun and prostitutes struggling for a living. Most of the bar regulars have fled dictator regimes as he has. One of these is Sonya, a Russian dominatrix and prostitute who has recently arrived from Libya. Her involvement with high-ranking officers and officials close to Muammar al-Gaddafi leads her to work for the Russian intelligence. Also there is Ana, one of the millions of victims of Mao Zedong, the founding father of the People's Republic of China. She is forced to work as a prostitute and later becomes a spy who betrays the prince before meeting a brutal death. Another bar regular is Noor Ali who considers that Iran is no longer his home while the theocrats are in power. His life since leaving has taken an unexpected direction as he becomes involved with the Iranian Office of Liberation Movements and works directly with Major Azartash, an influential officer in the Jerusalem Forces. Shadya is the prince's cousin, and they reconnect by chance while attending an auction. She's now divorced and still remembers her past desires for the prince and promises to call him as soon she comes back from her business trip to New York. Noor Ali's actions create a turning point in the lives of Sonya and the prince when he involves them in a kidnapping mission. Sonya is promised a million dollars if she cooperates in kidnapping her friend Hamad-a member of the Qatar royal family. The prince is promised the same for acting as a mediator. But the kidnapping mission ends in disaster. Acts of revenge and counter revenge for the mission's failure culminate in a terrorist attack on the 10 Tola Bar. In New York, Shadya hears the news of an explosion at the 10 Tola Bar. She immediately books a flight to Dubai. When she arrives, Shadya discovers that the prince has suffered head injuries that could cause memory loss and permanent damage. She decides to pray for a miracle that will allow both her and the prince to make a fresh start. *** Fifty years later, a journalist is interviewing billionaire businessman Amir Adam. His headquarters is built on the original site of the 10 Tola Hotel, owned by his late father Waleed Wahid Adam. Amir describes how his mother cared for his father after his memory loss and how they both decided to leave the past behind. "They dreamed the new Middle East, which now is a reality," he says in pride as he describes his desire for a world of peace free from borders.

• | Author: Ayman Baroudi
• | Publisher: Xlibris Corp
• | Publication Date: January 04, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 336 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1664140875
• | ISBN-13: 9781664140875