An explosive spy thriller based on a true story. “A haunting, harrowing story of civil war . . . written by someone who lived it.”—Raymond Khoury, New York Times bestselling author Although a work of fiction, The Ghost is based on the true story of the author’s experiences growing up in Lebanon during that country’s bloody civil war, as well as his time as a counter-terrorist operative. The story follows “Paul” from his childhood in the Bekaa Valley to adulthood where he finds himself recruited as a trained killer by both Israel’s Mossad and the CIA. A tale of obsession and revenge, in this first book of the Al Shabah Assassin Series, Paul ultimately finds himself on the trail of a childhood nemesis who had become the feared charismatic leader of a violent jihadist group. This fast-paced thriller takes Paul around the world in his personal search for truth and justice, and a final showdown with a yellow-eyed terrorist who one violent day ended Paul’s childhood and set him on the road to becoming an assassin. “This is a book that gets under your skin, into your head, and won’t let go.”—Susanna J. Sturgis, author of The Mud of the Place “Sawan’s real-life novel allows us to see with ironic humanity into a violent world that too few people really understand.”—Patricia Keeney, author of First Woman “An action-packed morality tale set during the Lebanese Civil War. A breathless Bond-ish adventure torn from today's headlines.”—Don Rubin, Professor, York University, Toronto