THE SHIRO PROJECT Now in Bookstores

New York, New York

The French thriller writer David Khara, whose adrenaline-pumping The Bleiberg Project was a runaway best-seller in France, now has a second title available in English: The Shiro Project.

Both are part of the Consortium thriller series, which stemmed from one question: What impact could the folly of World War II-death camps, medical manipulation and chemical warfare-still have today? The series juggles with time and place in a potent mix constructed around flashbacks. But chase scenes, gunfights and explosions are only one part of the story. The main theme of the whole series is resistance and what makes people great. With a hero who is a mixture of Highlander and James Bond, bent on justice, entertainment is part of the blend.

In The Shiro Project, a Mossad agent's mentor is kidnapped just when the entire population of a small town in the Czech Republic is inexplicably wiped out. The operative is forced to team up with his nemesis to stop the destruction. What do Japanese war camps, US Army research and that annihilated modern-day village all have in common? What impact could the folly of World War II-death camps, medical manipulation and chemical warfare-still have today?

Read an excerpt here

Praise
"Suspense done to perfection."-Le Monde
"An impeccably written thriller."-Page Library Journal
"A non-stop thriller, so turn off your phone, hit the bathroom, grab snacks, and find your favorite place to relax, because you won't want to stop reading till you reach the last incredible page." -5-star reader review
"An original, eye-opening and entertaining read." -Books are Cool
a chilling thriller that leaves you biting your nails." -Mystery Sequels
"Another rip-roaring, fast-paced action adventure...Brilliant."-4-star reader review
"Eytan is awesome." -I Wish I Lived in a Library

The author
French author David Khara, a former journalist, top-level sportsman, and entrepreneur, is a full-time writer. Khara wrote his first novel-a vampire thriller-in 2010, before starting his Consortium thriller series. The first thriller in the series, The Bleiberg Project, was an instant success in France, catapulting Khara into the ranks of the country's top thriller writers.

The translator
Sophie Weiner is a freelance translator and book publishing assistant from Baltimore, Maryland. After earning degrees in French from Bucknell University and New York University, Sophie went on to complete a master's in literary translation from the Sorbonne.

The book
The Shiro Project by David Khara; translated by Sophie Weiner -e-book $12.95, trade paperback $16.95, hardback: $34.95 - published by Le French Book - ISBN: 9781939474247 (trade paperback) /9781939474230 (ebook)/ 9781939474254 (hardback) - First published in French (Le Project Shiro, Les Editions Critic) - Release: November 18, 2014.

About Le French Book
Le French Book (http://www.lefrenchbook.com) is a New York-based publisher that brings France's best crime fiction, thrillers, novels, and short stories to new readers across the English-speaking world. Its motto is: "If we love it, we'll translate it."

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