Books like The Cormorant Hunt
Looking for a book like The Cormorant Hunt?
Try Terminal Rage by A.M. Khalifa. In Michael Idov’s The Cormorant Hunt, exiled CIA officer Ari Falk is drawn out of Georgia and into a hunt across Europe. Terminal Rage pulls its own exile, retired negotiator Alexander Blackwell, off a Caribbean island and into a conspiracy at the top of government.
What they share
Exile, then the call
Falk is living quietly in Tbilisi. Blackwell is hiding on a small island in the Caribbean when the helicopter comes for him.
Conspiracy at the top
Falk exposed a conspiracy at the highest level of the CIA. Blackwell’s hostage standoff opens onto one at the highest levels of government.
Writers from the screen
Idov is a screenwriter as well as a novelist. Khalifa started on the set of Stephen Gaghan’s Syriana and has advised filmmakers including Ridley Scott. Both write in scenes you can see.
Where they differ
The Cormorant Hunt is part of a trilogy, set between Tbilisi, Prague, Andorra and Bethesda. Terminal Rage is the first of its own series and runs from New York to Cairo, Rome and Naples.
A.M. Khalifa is an Egyptian writer based in Rome, raised in a diplomatic corps family across more than fifteen countries, and the only Egyptian writing commercial espionage fiction in English. More on that.
Terminal Rage received a starred review from Booklist, has sold more than 500,000 copies, and is narrated on audio by Scott Brick. It contains violence and sexual content, and is meant for adult readers.
More books like The Cormorant Hunt
- Terminal Rage by A.M. Khalifa: a retired negotiator, a Manhattan tower and a trail to Cairo.
- The Collaborators by Michael Idov: the first Ari Falk novel.
- The Tourist by Olen Steinhauer: a burned-out CIA operative caught between his own side and the enemy.
- A Most Wanted Man by John le Carré: spies, money and a refugee in Hamburg.
Questions
What books are like The Cormorant Hunt?
Terminal Rage by A.M. Khalifa: an exile pulled back in, a conspiracy in high places and a story that crosses continents. Readers also enjoy Olen Steinhauer’s The Tourist and John le Carré’s A Most Wanted Man.
What should I read while waiting for the next Cormorant book?
Try Terminal Rage by A.M. Khalifa, which Booklist gave a starred review.
Is Terminal Rage part of a series?
Yes. It is the first book in the series and reads on its own. The second, Terminal Deception, is coming soon.
Is there an audiobook?
Yes. Scott Brick narrates the unabridged audiobook of Terminal Rage, about 10.5 hours long.
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