Quill of the Dove

Drawing on his extensive experience and knowledge of the Middle East, Ian Thomas Shaw has crafted an exciting political thriller of intrigue and romance. As his protagonists reach toward a peace that might have been, they battle the in-grown political, religious and tribal forces that are the root c......more

A better than usual thriller set in the middle east by an author who knows it from the inside. Set in two volatile time frames, this page turner also follows a romantic mystery that kept me guessing.......more

Canadian author, Ian Thomas Shaw’s first foray into the world of fiction is aptly titled "Quill of the Dove". French journalist, Marc Taragon has spent thirty years of his working life reporting from the world’s trouble spots, particularly in the Middle East, always presenting a balanced view to his......more

I was kind of reluctant to read this book because I rarely read political thrillers....it's just not my genre. In fact, the last one I tried to wade through, I couldn't get past the third chapter. This one's different though in that it intertwines the personal with the political. That appealed to me......more

Ian Thomas Shaw writes with the intensity and the scorched vision of nation states in crisis evocative of the late style of John le Carré. Quill of the Dove is a searing portrait of lives caught in the imbalance of a fractured Middle East where no one, not even, say a 'quiet Canadian' can remain unt......more