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Red Zone
6000 Asylum Seekers are housed in the giant tower blocks of Sighthill in Glasgow. A vast unexploded human bomb. The clock is ticking.


"An unrelenting pile driver of a read."

An asylum seeker goes berserk on the late night streets of Sighthill. Three local teenagers are hacked to death. The worst riot Glasgow has seen in a generation rages through the night.

The Israeli Defence Forces stages a dawn raid on a house in Gaza city. Mahmoud Bishawa, the most notorious of all Palestinian fighters, is taken into custody to await trial and execution.

Two events. By pure accident they happen within hours of each other. Two events that are in no way related. Two events in two cities thousands of miles apart.

It is the plan of one man which draws the two events together. Khalil Bishawa will go to any lengths to secure the freedom of his brother.

He brings the savagery of fifty years of fighting between the Israelis and the Palestinians to the towering blocks of the Sighthill Estate.

He takes the people of Glasgow into the Red Zone.

"You watch the news and see the pictures from Gaza and the West Bank and think it will never affect you. You won't feel the same when you turn the last page."


AUTHOR'S NOTE

Ten years ago I visited Israel with my family. We spent much of our time in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. It was a tense time and the people were held in a vice like grip by the Israeli army.
Despite their desperate situation, we found the Palestinians to be the most hospitable and friendly people we have ever had the privilege to meet. On numerous occasions we asked what we could do in return for the spectacular hospitality we were shown.

The answer never varied. “Please tell or story. Please tell the truth.”

We duly promised to do our best. Well, it has taken ten years, but I hope that ‘Red Zone’ does them justice. I must point out that this is a work of fiction. For those of you who know Sighthill well, please don’t agonise over the exact geography.

The place is real. The tower blocks and places described in the book are not. There will be many who will feel that I have exaggerated the experiences of the asylum seekers both in their home countries and in Sighthill. Sadly I have not.

I couldn’t possibly have done this story justice without the help of Ghazi and his family. What Ghazi and his children have endured warrants a book on its own. But that is their story, not mine. Ghazi lived through nightmares that most of us cannot even begin to imagine in the torture rooms of the Syrian Police. Despite all his suffering he is still one of the most friendly and charming people I have ever met. I feel honoured to call him my friend.

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6000 Asylum Seekers are housed in the giant tower blocks of Sighthill in Glasgow.
A vast unexploded human bomb. The clock is ticking.


"An unrelenting pile driver of a read."

'A fantastic adventure book for all young football lovers - even one as young as me !'
Sir Tom Finney

Once in every generation a great new star emerges into the world of football.
Out of the slums of Sao Paulo came Pele.
Out of the bullet scarred streets of Belfast came Georgie Best
Out of the shanty towns of Buenos Aires came Maradona.