James Odell

The Arabian Conspiracy James Odell

This is an Urban fantasy story, set on contemporary Britain and the Middle East.

It is a thriller, with the main female character filling a key role. She is a magic user and works in secret.

Mary is one of the Royal Telepaths work in secret. That name does not appear in any official document.

Mary uses her talent to send secret reports between London and Britain's embassies. The messages cannot be intercepted by the enemy security services - the Guild of Magicians is sure of that.

Sent to the Middle East, Mary is surrounded by hostile crowds, revolutionaries, and pirates. But her work is boring, and she escapes from it by taking up high-octane sports.

A magician, an acquaintance of Mary, is murdered - by magic. The Guild is shocked. Who did it? And why?

Then Mary is nearly killed by an Arab refugee. The police think he was a terrorist. But Mary suspects the attack could be a personal vendetta. When she asks who might want to kill her, the list of suspects keeps growing.

Oliver trained as a magic user. But he wasn't quite good enough. Now he just wants to live his playboy lifestyle. But the Guild keeps asking him to do chores for them. Like visiting thirteen year olds, who have harmed themselves by magic, and explaining how their lives have been ruined by this 'gift'. Or telling self-taught magicians to stop practising magic - before it kills them.

Then Oliver is nearly killed in a bizarre traffic incident. It is a coincidence - or is it? .