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Several Editors and bloggers sugget that See Glass should be made into a movie!





















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The Audiobook Blog article about See Glass

New Intense Action Thriller in the Robert Ludlum Style

















The political espionage thriller







See Glass







has been featured on







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by expert audiobook reviewer Victor Dima.












In the spotlight article it stated about See Glass,





'...intense action thriller that I highly recommend to all fans of the old-school





Robert Ludlum





novels... 





A flowing writing style, captivating plot great characters, and exquisite narration make this a completely immersive narrative experience.'


















See Glass is a historical fiction novel about espionage and organized crime which the author intertwines them with Middle Eastern aspects. Buy the audiobook







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Espionage thrillers – the lure of the spy!

The birth of the spy novel.















Spies have been with us all the way back to the ancient world even, as evidence shows, back as far back as the court of the Babylonian King Hammurabi. He died in or around 1750 B.C.
















Espionage





was also prevalent among the Ancient Egyptians who had a secret service and in the Greek and Roman world.














This followed through the ages with even the great Elizabethan playwright, and a contemporary of Shakespeare, Christopher, or Kit, Marlowe being said to be a spy for the British government.














Spying only expanded through the ages as espionage became more entwined with governments and world events such as the colonial period, the Great Game in central and south Asia, the ensuing World War I and II and the subsequent Cold War.
















Spy fiction





is immensely popular among readers, and it saw its birth among novels such as the early espionage novel, Kim from 1901 by Rudyard Kipling, The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers (one of my personal favourites) published in 1903 and the thriller The Schirmer Inheritance of 1953 by Eric Ambler and the classic, The Quiet American of 1955 which is set in Vietnam and was written by Graham Greene.














They are three wonderful novels which are all well worth reading. Incidentally once you read The Quiet American and if you get a taste for Vietnam and the Far East then Up Country by Nelson DeMille is another favourite of mine.  














Who could mention the espionage novel without speaking of the spy books of Ian





 Fleming concerning the super-spy James Bond or the subsequent films by Albert ‘Cubby’ Broccoli and his daughter Barbara Broccoli. The amazing film adaptions by the Broccolis hooked the masses into the world of espionage. My personal favourite Bonds being the iconic Sean Connery, Roger Moore and of course that master of his craft Daniel Craig.






















Spy novels





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spionage thrillers





can be immensely exciting, convoluted, and informative. Many of the greatest fiction writers have been spies themselves.














Some of my favourite espionage fiction writers include G. K. Chesterton, Helen MacInnes, Ken Follett, John le Carré, Graham Greene, Len Deighton, Desmond Bagley, Robert Ludlum, Tom Clancy, Robert Littell, Julian Semyonov and Brad Thor.














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See Glass by Ido Graf is an Amazon #1 Best seller in America

See Glass the political espionage thriller becomes bestseller






















See Glass the political espionage thriller by Ido Graf has been ranked as an Amazon #1 bestseller in the USA. It is also ranked 4 and 5 in other categories.














See Glass tells a





fiction





story based on fact of a plan to subvert the world order which dates back to WWII














It is available on Amazon as an e-book, a paperback, a large print book and an audiobook.














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Ido Graf's political espionage novel is seeing increasing sales in India

Influential Indian Lifestyle Blogger writes book review of See Glass by Ido Graf















The political,





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thriller





See Glass has seen substantial sales in Europe, Australasia, North America and in the Indian subcontinent on







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India





has a huge and intelligent population and they have a great thirst for knowledge. Much of that thirst is quenched by reading books and ebooks related to business. However,





fiction





and





audiobooks





are also rapidly increasing in popularity as many of the workers in the region have very long commutes.














Recently the increasing popularity of the





political thriller





'See Glass' in the region has led to influential Indian lifestyle blogger,





Sarath Babu





, writing a  review of the fiction book.














The review said among other things:
















'I must admit that I have not read such an intense novel in this genre to date and would surely love them to see it on big screen as a full time movie or even as a series on Amazon OTT.






















You would not feel bored even once an if you love thriller or political genre or International politics, you shouldn't miss to pick this book. If you are on "Kindle Unlimited" plan, this book is available for FREE. If not, an eBook would cost less than a dollar(US) and is just Rs.49 ...the story is unputdownable and is a perfect entertainer.'
















Mr Babu is not the first to say that the book, See Glass, should be made into a film. One English and one American Editor have also said the same. The book was written specifically for the silver screen.














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Welcome to all of my new readers in the Indian subcontinent. It is a fascinating part of the world that is rich in cultural diversity and which has a warm and friendly population and as for the food......!














See Glass is selling across the subcontinent including Mumbai, Maharashtra, 





New Delhi, 







Bangalore, Karnataka, Kolkata, West Bengal, Jaipur, Rajasthan, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 







Hyderabad, Telangana, Dhaka, 







Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 







Surat, Gujarat, 







Pune, Maharashtra, 







Lucknow and 







Nagpur.






















I would like to formally welcome all of my new fiction readers across the region. It has prompted me to bring forward my former plans to write an action & adventure novel based in





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Ido Graf's Military Thrillers article featured on homepage of the industry leader , Mystery and Suspense Magazine

Military thrillers are increasingly popular in both audiobook and paperback.

















Ido Graf







has been asked to write an article about military thrillers for the prestigious







Mystery & Suspense Magazine







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Military thrillers have become a huge growth market in fiction, often with ex-members of the military putting pen to paper.  














The advent of Audible and Amazon have made publication of books and





audio books





much more accessible.














Though much of the military books revolve directly around the military some have crossover into







espionage







, political thrillers and action & adventure.


















See Glass







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form on both platforms.














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The 007 mystery that no one can solve?

Where is it and who has it?















With the new James Bond movie coming out





No Time To Die





it's time to revisit the unsolved 007 mystery. 














Who is the Mr Big mastermind who took the most famous car in the world in 1997 from a private aircraft hangar in Florida. Sounds like an opening to a thriller?














The Aston Martin DB5 which was driven by the wonderful Sir Sean Connery in Goldfinger disappeared without trace and entered legend.














Rumours have abounded ever since about this classic James Bond car, with possible sightings as far away as Dubai.














A story straight out of a James Bond







espionage novel







. Will it ever be solved - maybe!














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Mystery and Suspense Magazine. A great read!

Articles, interviews and much more in this insightful magazine!















Mystery and Suspense Magazine





is an internet based magazine, headed up by the highly experienced team of Editor-in-Chief, 





Sam Boush and Production Editor, 







Tehra Peace. 




















Sam himself is an award winning journalist and they are both novelists.














The magazines main focus is towards readers of fiction. Particular emphasis is given to the genres of horror, mystery, suspense,





thrillers





and crime. 












The magazine is engaging and interesting with regular, diverse and topical articles.














One of my favourites was relating to Mexican thrillers and Mexico as a setting. A great read.














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Purple - why should you care?

The color purple is everywhere - walk with the Caesars



















Earlier this year archaeologists unearthed ancient woollen textiles colored in purple. They were found in Israel. The purple dye was made from a sea snail. Long go it was worth more than gold. 














Astonishingly the wool containing the dye dates back to 1000 BC and it still looks vibrant.














The items were discovered near Timna which at that time would have been ruled by the fabled King David.














This rich purple dye was described in the Bible as argaman, and it was the preserve of royals and priests. The discovery was made in Israel’s southern tip though the dye itself comes from the dye glands of murex sea snails which are found on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. The site of the find is Slave’s Hill near the Red Sea, so it travelled a considerable distance from where it originated to where it lay for three thousand years.














The dye was highly prized in ancient times because of its glorious shade of purple and its ability not to fade. 














There have also been finds of this exclusive dye going back to 2000BC though these were closer to the Mediterranean where the dye originates.














The colour was known by many names including Tyrian purple, royal purple, Phoenician red, Phoenician purple, imperial dye or my personal favourite imperial purple. 














Roman magistrates wore a white toga edged with a stripe of Tyrian purple. Roman generals celebrating a triumph wore solid Tyrian purple with a gold stripe.














Eventually only the Roman emperor were allowed to wear Tyrian purple. 














The next time you wear a purple scarf or dress or tie or even a suit, consider the richness of the colour, its history and its very royal associations and enjoy!
















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Reviews of See Glass





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"If ever a novel was ready to be made into a feature film it is this one - action, thrills, historical intrigue and romance, it has all the ingredients for the big screen." 







See Glass, "...grabs you from the very start as its clever prologue leads into 400 pages of rip-roaring adventure, the mostly short chapters - think James Patterson - meaning you often read for that little bit longer before turning out the bedroom light as you're gripped by the action."











Jeremy Ransome, Editor, Spalding Guardian, UK











"Great story!" & "The author himself has had a very interesting life, which makes this book even more believable. He's an excellent writer and tells a very interesting and descriptive story. It's very Dan Brown and Tom Clancy-ish ...I think it's fiction, but makes you wonder..."







Darcey Spensley, Monticello Express, USA


















"See Glass - a Clancy esque thriller..." which "...blends its fictional narrative with real world historical events, sometimes blurring the veil between fiction and nonfiction."







Jeff Ledington, The Mountain Advocate, USA
































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Ghost Station reveals Shocking Nazi Past

Where did 86 tons of gold go?













It's hard to believe that such a place could exist, but it actually does!  












Lying dormant for over half a century an absolutely enormous train station built in the classic French style lies hidden deep in the Pyrenees on the border of France and Spain.  But this ghost station hides a very dark secret dating back to the Nazis.














The secret was uncovered by by chance by a Coach driver called Jonathan Diaz.  While on a break he went into the station and began to look around. Seeing a pile of aged paper in a corner of a decaying customs house he flicked through them. He stopped when he saw the words 'gold bars'.














Though he didn't know it at the time, he had uncovered a secret which had lain hidden since WWII. Canfranc, as the station is known, was well known to those involved in espionage in the past and in the present. There are those who wanted that secret to remain with the ghosts for a very good reason.














The station had been the haunt of spies, escaping Jews, Nazis and fascists and members of the resistance. It's dark past had not been mentioned in any of the history books ...but it was there, waiting to be revealed














US President Bill Clinton declassified documents which began to peal back an ugly truth which linked in with the discovery by Jonathan Diaz.














Unknown to the world 86 tons of Nazi gold had passed through the station during the war. It was heading to fascist General Franco in Spain. 














Why? 














It was payment for masses of tungsten which was required for the German war effort.














Though the allies tried to return to its rightful owners, the gold stolen by the Nazis, the Spanish government  of the time returned very little.














The discovery by a coach driver on his break has created a furore which embroils many states and creates intense embarrassment. 














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