Luke McCaffrey and Lebanon Red
Author Luke McCaffrey with his novel Lebanon Red paired with Grande Absente Absinthe
About the Book: BEIRUT, LEBANON, 2020: Home to International Gangsters, Foreign Spies, and Soldiers of Fortune.
O'Hara Poit, released early from prison under the pretext of a Covid-19 outbreak, now owes the men who orchestrated it—a radical organization with connections to fringe elements deep within the U.S. political establishment.
O'Hara is given an alias and sent to Beirut, where he is tasked with tracking down his estranged childhood friend, Red, now a soldier in a violent anarchist militia being trained by the Volk Group—an elite Russian mercenary force. When Red's militia returns to America, they plan to unleash mayhem and bring down the country.
In his quest to stop this from happening, O'Hara must navigate his way among gangsters, spies and even Saudi princes. He meets a beautiful woman, makes dangerous enemies, and learns that nothing in his life is as it seems, and nobody is safe—least of all himself. The mission to find Red becomes a mission to survive.
About the Beverage: Luke recommends pairing his novel with Grande Absente Absinthe because “It's a drink shared by characters during the lead up to a major scene, late in the novel. I, myself, enjoyed a fair amount of absinthe during my time in Beirut. It felt like a unique choice for a Books & Bevies pairing, a good fit for the novel, and a solid excuse to crack open a bottle and get the sugar cubes out.”
About the Author: Luke is native of The Bronx, New York, where he lived for over three decades. He has also spent time living in North Carolina and Egypt, and currently resides in Northern Colorado, with his wife, three daughters and their mastiff named Cairo. In Colorado he served as a firefighter with the Denver Fire Department, and will soon be relocating to Queensland, Australia.
LEBANON RED is available for purchase on Amazon.
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