{"title":"Contemporary Fiction","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"cultfilm","title":"Cultfilm","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen ambitious young writer Rudy Quest gets drawn into the film business, he uncovers a series of biblical frauds used to manipulate a spiritually starved audience, a discovery which will ultimately threaten his life. As he delves through an entrenched and powerfully motivated religion, Rudy is set for a blazing confrontation with a doctor, a church leader and a film director.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor most there is comfort in the knowledge that a distinct line is drawn in Christianity between right and wrong, good and evil, heaven and hell - or could they be one and the same? Allen sails close to the wind as he probes the manipulation of the masses via the media, in particular the movie industry. Often used as a tool for the control of entire societies, it is the doctrines of Christianity that fall victim to the author's surgical skill.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFar more than a mere horror\/antichrist vision of the future, the reader is presented with enough evidence to draw a large and frightening question-mark over the very fabric of twentieth-century society and its links with a pseudo-religion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58976490389836,"sku":null,"price":9.02,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1096\/5906\/2604\/files\/61nUV0MjYfL._SY522.jpg?v=1790627827"},{"product_id":"fatcats-cross","title":"Fatcat's Cross","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCecil J. 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What Allen has put together is more than a novel: it's an experience. Laced with humor and depth of feeling, the author invites us to partake in his own authoritative perceptions. Fatcat's Cross is a must for those who want to know what's behind the people up front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58976496058700,"sku":null,"price":10.53,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1096\/5906\/2604\/files\/71RbDemv11L._SY522.jpg?v=1790628005"},{"product_id":"indecent-disciple","title":"Indecent Disciple","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrank Esdon is alone in this world, a drifter with nowhere to go and no family to turn to. Then a chance comment by a coffee-bar worker sparks a fire that envelops many in its blaze, including a lawyer, a preacher and an industrialist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith poisonous roots in his past, there are far-reaching consequences for all who come into contact with Frank: decisions must be hammered out in the daily grind of everyday life, affecting not only those who want his body, but also those who want his soul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Frank isn't the pushover he portrays. Growing up quickly in the corporate life, he is forced to handle situations even his new boss can't negotiate. Around the trivia of an obscure life, the author weaves a challenging narrative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom ancient heresy in the Church to blatant seduction in the ward, Allen intrigues us with this unusual tale. Abortion and sacrilege travel side by side as Frank emerges from anonymity and steps out to find his real purpose in life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58976510411084,"sku":null,"price":18.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1096\/5906\/2604\/files\/51wRZHgWkSL._SY522.jpg?v=1790628184"},{"product_id":"the-jerusalem-deal","title":"The Jerusalem Deal","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe current media obsession with cults is laid bare in a story which, a few years ago, would have been closer to science-fiction than fact. Today it stands as a frightening possibility, given the events of recent years and the rebirth of cults across the globe, from the home of democracy in the U.S. to the Far East and Japan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat Harry Bates uncovers in his role as an employee of a South African armaments manufacturer is a plot to topple the Dome of the Rock mosque in Jerusalem by simulating an earthquake, in a very real attempt for global control by a Zionist mastermind. Armed with this information, Harry's brother and a small band of supporters attempt a dramatic and potentially suicidal solution to the extremist's plot, but with fanatical Zionists as opponents their chances look slim.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter it was first published in 1995, this book was accused by some of being far-fetched. Less than a month later the then Prime Minister of the State of Israel, Mr Rabin, was assassinated - by a fellow-Jew. 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