Raymond Khoury






Raymond Khoury

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born
January 01, 1960

gender
male

place of birth
Beirut, Lebanon

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genre
Mystery & Thrillers, Historical Fiction


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Raymond moved to Rye, New York, from his native Lebanon at the outbreak of the civil war there in 1975. After graduating from Rye Country Day School, he returned to Lebanon to study architecture at the American University of Beirut. During his years there, in between repeated flare-ups of fighting, he illustrated several children's books for Oxford University Press's Middle East office. Raymond completed his degree just as the civil war erupted again, and was evacuated out from the city in February, 1984, by the Marine Corp's 22nd Amphibious Unit on board a Chinook helicopter.

Raymond moved to London and joined a small architecture practice. The architecture scene in the mid-80s throughout much of Europe was going through a seve...more




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The Last Templar The Last Templar
by Raymond Khoury
avg rating 3.22 — 2,209 ratings — published 2005
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The Sanctuary The Sanctuary
by Raymond Khoury
avg rating 3.28 — 387 ratings — published 2007
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The Sign The Sign
by Raymond Khoury
avg rating 3.12 — 134 ratings — published 2009
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Messiah Conspiracy Messiah Conspiracy
by Raymond Khoury
avg rating 3.40 — 48 ratings — published 2006
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Scriptum Scriptum
by Raymond Khoury (Author), Susanne Goga-Klinkenberg (Translator), Anja Schünemann (Translator), Ulrike Thiesmeyer (Translator)
avg rating 3.07 — 14 ratings — published 2005
4 editions
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Eternalis Eternalis
by Raymond Khoury, Jacques-Hubert Martinez (Traduction)
avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published 2008
2 editions
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La senal La senal
by Raymond Khoury
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Immortalis Immortalis
by Raymond Khoury, Rainer Schmidt (Übersetzer)
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3 editions
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"...maybe we don't need a heavenly bribe or the fear of hell and damnation to make us behave decently. Maybe it would be healthier if people started believing in themselves instead."
Raymond Khoury (The Last Templar)
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"...you can't let something that'll probably never happen ruin your life. You're only helping to make it a self-fulfilling prophecy"
Raymond Khoury (The Last Templar)
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"Greed and selfishness do seem to be central motivators of mankind."
Raymond Khoury (The Sanctuary)
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