Drug traffickers in Morocco must be eliminated and Lady Jennifer Norrington, along with her compatriots, travels from its back alleys to London, France and then Kenya, with murder and mayhem always present. A heart-stopping climax involves treachery, racing cars and murderous light aircraft, along with a macabre episode surrounding sacred eels.

Illuminating a powerful intersection between popular culture and global politics, Spies and Holy Wars draws on a sampling of more than eight hundred British and American thrillers that are propelled by the theme of jihad—an Islamic holy war or crusade against the West. Published over the past century, the books in this expansive study encompass spy novels and crime fiction, illustrating new connections between these genres and Western imperialism. Demonstrating the social implications of the popularity of such books, Reeva Spector Simon covers how the Middle Eastern villain evolved from being the malleable victim before World War II to the international, techno-savvy figure in today's crime novels. She explores the impact of James Bond, pulp fiction, and comic books and also analyzes the ways in which world events shaped the genre, particularly in recent years. Worldwide terrorism and economic domination prevail as the most common sources of narrative tension in these works, while military "tech novels" restored the prestige of the American hero in the wake of post-Vietnam skepticism. Moving beyond stereotypes, Simon examines the relationships between publishing trends, political trends, and popular culture at large—giving voice to the previously unexamined truths that emerge from these provocative page-turners.

Many bibliographers focus on women who write. Lawyer Barnett looks at women who detect, at women as sleuths and at the evolving roles of women in professions and in society. Excellent for all women's studies programs as well as for the mystery hound.

The ‘ALA’ is blamed for a series of savage attacks on hunts. Meanwhile, in Geneva, the ‘SIN’ seeks to protect every species. Sandro, one of Lady Jennifer Norrington’s companions, has an aunt who is involved. But it is in East Africa that this story of multiple murder, terror and suspense concludes. The climax is as surprising as it is satisfying.

There was a shot. There was a scream. Dan jumped out of bed and ran to the head of the stairs. Little Anna was staring open-mouthed at a body which lay face upwards in the middle of the hall. A hole was blasted in the body's chest. The face was unmarked. It stared upwards in death. It was Piet Vandervelde, come to abduct Dan’s child.

Nicola Maude had everything. But following a road accident her fiancée dies and Nicola is crippled. Nicola’s mother knows the truth, but cannot prove it – there is a relentless ‘Nemesis’ which caused the accident. Nicola becomes engaged again but her mother fears the cycle is about to start all over again ... What of the ‘Nemesis’ now? And why?