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Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 The Cobbler's Apprentice
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When Samir Al-Hassani does the impossible, and escapes from Guantanamo Bay, a chain of events is set off that is to lead to tears and bloodshed around the world. Sami, a young Palestinian who had been caught in Iraq, thinks he has been helped by fellow jihadis, but the CIA and Mossad are pulling his strings. Or are they? Sami is being set up, in more ways than one. He has embarked on a journey into the bewildering heartland of terrorism and counter-terrorism, where betrayal and deceit go hand-in-hand with honour and duty. While Washington engages in murky power politics, Sami's body and soul are sorely tested in the back streets of Morocco. When he emerges with a master and a mission, the stage is set for a hair-raising development: Sami is about to become a biological weapon of mass destruction, targeted at the very people who released him. (Backcover)

Notes

  • Dedication: For Nicole and John.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Carlton North, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Scribe , 2006 .
      Extent: 410p.
      ISBN: 1921215003 (pbk)

Works about this Work

The Human Face of Politics and Terrorism Ashley Argyle , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 21 no. 1 2007; (p. 88-89)

— Review of The Cobbler's Apprentice Sandy McCutcheon , 2006 single work novel
Displaced Heroes Kabita Dhara , 2006-2007 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 287 2006-2007; (p. 48-49)

— Review of Diamond Dove Adrian Hyland , 2006 single work novel ; The Cobbler's Apprentice Sandy McCutcheon , 2006 single work novel
McCutcheon's Star Rises Amid Impressive Crop Jeff Popple , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 October 2006; (p. 18)

— Review of The Cobbler's Apprentice Sandy McCutcheon , 2006 single work novel ; A Knife Edge David A. Rollins , 2006 single work novel
Terrorism is a Deadly Culture Ross Fitzgerald , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 October 2006; (p. 14)

— Review of The Cobbler's Apprentice Sandy McCutcheon , 2006 single work novel ; A Knife Edge David A. Rollins , 2006 single work novel
Untitled Samela Harris , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 14 October 2006; (p. 12)

— Review of The Cobbler's Apprentice Sandy McCutcheon , 2006 single work novel
Untitled Tony O'Loughlin , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 86 no. 3 2006; (p. 39)

— Review of The Cobbler's Apprentice Sandy McCutcheon , 2006 single work novel
Fiction Cameron Woodhead , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 14 October 2006; (p. 25)

— Review of Soul Tobsha Learner , 2006 single work novel ; The Cobbler's Apprentice Sandy McCutcheon , 2006 single work novel ; Weather Witch Cecilia Dart-Thornton , 2006 single work novel
Untitled Samela Harris , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 14 October 2006; (p. 12)

— Review of The Cobbler's Apprentice Sandy McCutcheon , 2006 single work novel
Terrorism is a Deadly Culture Ross Fitzgerald , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 October 2006; (p. 14)

— Review of The Cobbler's Apprentice Sandy McCutcheon , 2006 single work novel ; A Knife Edge David A. Rollins , 2006 single work novel
McCutcheon's Star Rises Amid Impressive Crop Jeff Popple , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 October 2006; (p. 18)

— Review of The Cobbler's Apprentice Sandy McCutcheon , 2006 single work novel ; A Knife Edge David A. Rollins , 2006 single work novel
The Beslan Terror Twist David Gilchrist , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 25 February 2006; (p. 6-7)
Last amended 22 May 2007 11:49:07
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