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Learn moreInvestment counselor Steve Kemp—in an attempt to rebuild his finances, restore his integrity, and steer clear of politics—returns after a decade to the Arabian Gulf. There he reconnects by chance with his old flame Helen, their love affair reignites, and together they stumble into a shared crisis. Now married to an older man, a diplomat in a punishment posting at the end of his career, Helen is torn between loyalty and desire. Kemp is focused on financing their escape: he needs a major sale. With Helen's husband's unwitting help, the perfect client appears. But time has run out. Jihadists seeping back across the desert shake the country. The regime cracks. And everyone looks to their own escape plans, while Kemp chases his deal as far as he must. A gripping novel of love and loyalties, and the place where personal integrity and politics meet, The Desert Contract is a remarkable debut.
John Lathrop has been an expatriate for much of his life. Born in Michigan, as a child his family moved to Australia for three years. Following a four-year enlistment in the Air Force, he attended university in Los Angeles, then spent time in the southern Philippines in the U.S. Peace Corps. This was followed by almost fifteen years in the Middle East, primarily Saudi Arabia. Usually involved in training operations, he worked for government ministries, military contractors, government-owned industry, and private business. He now calls Calgary, Canada, home. The expatriate life and foreign environments form the settings of Lathrop's work. His themes and characters are contemporary. The Desert Contract is his first novel.
David Drummond has made his living as an actor for over twenty-five years, appearing on stages large and small throughout the country and in Seattle, Washington, his hometown. He has narrated over seventy audiobooks for Tantor, in genres ranging from current political commentary to historical nonfiction, from fantasy to military, and from thrillers to humor. He has received multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards, including one for his first audiobook, Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Getting Good People to Stay. When not narrating, David keeps busy writing plays and stories for children.