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A young inventor and his wife are killed in a terrorist attack--leaving behind a will that surprises friends and parents by directing a vast fortune toward charities in the developing world. On the ground in Afghanistan, international charities rapidly search for Afghan partners to compete for the attention of the new foundation, focusing their efforts on two particular women in the village of Laashekoh: a young mother who might have been wrongly imprisoned for her role in helping to run a child-trafficking ring; and an older, educated woman who has a reputation for providing reproductive healthcare--including abortions. Meanwhile, most Laashekoh villagers do not want Western charity and are astounded to be regarded as potential recipients; they are self-sufficient and see no need for outside intervention in village concerns. But when a group of orphanage workers visiting the village goes missing, foul play is immediately suspected and the villagers face tough questions. As Afghans and Westerners work to uncover the truth, the reputations of charity workers, potential beneficiaries, and locals in Laashekoh are called into question. The stakes are high, the sums of money are huge, and cultures clash. All these are motivations for fraud and murder in Allure of Deceit. From the Trade Paperback edition. |
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"A young inventor and his wife die in a car bombing - leaving behind a will that surprises friends and parents by directing a vast fortune toward charities in the developing world. On the ground in Afghanistan, international charities rapidly search for Afghan partners to compete for the attention of the new foundation - including an orphanage and a health team supporting reproductive rights. As part of their strategy to win the new funds the two groups try to focus attention on two particular women in the village of Laashekoh: a young mother imprisoned for murdering the village leader's oldest son and a woman who has a reputation for providing reproductive health care, including abortions. When they discover that the first woman abandoned her infant daughter, and the second has no actual patients, aid workers and lawyers scramble to enhance the stories. Meanwhile, most Laashekoh villagers do not want Western charity and are astounded to be regarded as potential recipients. Then a group of orphanage workers visiting the village goes missing, and foul play is immediately suspected. The stakes are high, the sums of money are huge, and cultures clash. All these are motivations for fraud and murder in Allure of Deceit"-- Provided by publisher. |
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"A young inventor and his wife die in a car bombing, leaving a vast fortune for charities in the developing world. The stakes are high, the sums of money are huge, and cultures clash. All these are motivations for fraud and murder"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Americans -- Afghanistan -- Fiction.
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Culture conflict -- Afghanistan -- Fiction.
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Charities -- Fiction.
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Americans. |
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Charities. |
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Culture conflict. |
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Fiction. |
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Literature. |
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Suspense. |
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Afghanistan. |
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Mystery Fiction.
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Suspense fiction.
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Electronic books. |
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Fiction.
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Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Froetschel, Susan. Allure of deceit Amherst, NY : Seventh Street Books, an imprint of Prometheus Books, 2015 9781616140175 (DLC) 2014032081 (OCoLC)879582462 |
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9781616140373 : $11.99 |
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1616140372 : $11.99 |
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