Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner
Hindu Kush
Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Y. L. Harris
Class/Genre: Mystery Political Intrigue
Neighborhood Press, Dec 1999, $6.50, 385 pp.
In 1981 Afghanistan, rebel leader Ali Kamal has two goals. The personal goal is to avenge the death of his father. The loftier goal is to drive the Russians and their puppets out of the country. The American educated, grandson of the former king, Ali has organized the Mujahideen into a powerful fighting team that has caused much trouble for his enemies.
Sarah Jamison is the blue-blooded daughter of the American ambassador to Burma. She is vacationing in Pakistan when she inadvertently crosses the border into Afghanistan. Kamal and his forces find her wandering lost. Soon she joins his troops as a photographer bringing the war home to the world. Kamal and Sarah begin to fall in love with one another. His side is upset that their leader would consider an infidel as an equal. Her side has the CIA and several other shadowy agencies wanting to "rescue" her.
HINDU KUSH is a fabulous political thriller that focuses on the Afghani insurrection of the early 1980's. The exciting story line is filled with multi-faceted high voltage tension that never eases up even as the audience gains an understanding of what occurred. The lead characters are a wonderful duo, seeking a place to forge a relationship while the world stage seeks to separate them. Filled with torrid romance, powerful battle scenes, and international intrigue, HINDU KUSH is must reading for fans of political thrillers, who will demand more works from Y.L. Harris.
Harriet Klausner
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