About
Christos Rodoulla Tsiailis was born in Nicosia, Cyprus, in 1974. He has obtained a B.A degree in English Literature and Linguistics and also participated in many writing workshops and writers’ retreats, either for acquiring new writing techniques, or as an organizer. He is also involved in script writing. He has written novels, short stories, collections of poetry and theatrical plays, both in English and Greek, many of which have been uploaded on internet literary websites or published in newspapers and literary magazines. He is the owner of a Tutorial Centre, where he teaches English. Always on the bulk, he is also a devoted Marathon and Triathlon athlete, having completed numerous Marathon and Triathlon races internationally. He currently lives in Nicosia, Cyprus. You may contact him and read some more of his work, both in English and Greek, on his website www.jigsawfiction.com to read about his book ‘Throwing Dice on A Chessboard’ or in his blog www.tsiailisworld.blogspot.com
Description
<p>It’s hard to be committed to anyone when you don’t know whom to trust.</p><p>Alexis Toles, a former FBI agent turned undercover CIA agent, is quickly finding that out in Nancy Ann Healy’s newest political thriller, <i>Commitment</i>.</p><p>Alex embeds in a secret organization of intelligence operatives known as The Collaborative. Its partners include operatives from the CIA, National Security Agency, FBI, US Department of Defense, and an entanglement of foreign intelligence agencies.</p><p>It’s about half a year after the death of President John Merrow, a friend and someone she respected. But she remains committed to overthrowing The Collaborative as she works with a onetime adversary who believes the organization’s involved in the president’s death.</p><p>Meanwhile Alex; her wife, Cassidy O’Brien; and Cassidy’s son try hard to live as a family but must first overcome personal struggles, including a nasty custody battle with Cassidy’s ex-husband, Congressman Christopher O’Brien. The family has their own share of secrets that, if unleashed, could affect their hopes for the future.</p><p>There’s no place to turn without discovering people who are not who they claim to be. That can’t stop Alex. She must remain committed to the cause, both at home and as she works against The Collaborative.</p>
Story Behind The Book
Some of these stories were given to me by friends, but have all been changed to a degree of being unrecognisable. An author friend of mine indeed lost a flirt within a few hours after rejecting him. That has been her secret until she shared with me... Of what she could not express, I made out a whole story. And as for the last story, I had a fig tree in my back yard, spend most of my adolecence there. Thank God I never found candy stuck up there... imagine if I had?
Reviews
The stories here are crafted, honest, raw in places, and draw the reader into the universe of a fine young Cypriot writer's experience and imagination. (Pr. Spurgeon Thompson)
