Eddie's Desert Rose
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This is the story of two brothers who are guest workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. One goes off on an adventure, meets a Saudi prince, and ends up dead. The other will stop at nothing to find out why his brother had to die. Accompanied by his wife, he begins a search across three continents for his brother’s killer. His hunt takes him into a trap where he, like his brother before him, becomes caught in the middle of the struggle between the pre-Al Qaeda fundamentalist Saudis and the more liberal ones who lean toward the West. His quest forces him to loose his innocence, and to face things about his country, his brother and his wife that he would prefer not to know.
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Sat, 05 Mar 2011 23:02:58 +0000
This is the conclusion of Eddie's Desert Rose. Dave and Maura go back to visit Dave's parents in Greenbrier. After telling them what he had found out about Eddie's death, he drops a subtle bomb that his mother must deal with. Then he makes a visit to Eddie's grave to say one more goodbye. He reads a parting selection from Eddie's journal.
Sat, 26 Feb 2011 17:51:15 +0000
Dave and Maura arrive in Frankfort, Germany with a feeling of deliverance, that they have left their problems behind. Their enemies, however, are not convinced they will keep their vow of silence. Beth and Khalil arrive from Paris and they begin to think about their future. And then, all hell breaks loose.
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:58:31 +0000
Maura is back at the U.S. Consulate, but this time with Dave and Prince Majed. After the ill-fated boat trip to Bahrain, Majed vows to protect Dave and Maura until they leave the country. The U.S. officials are resistant, yet agree to comply with the prince's wishes.
Wed, 16 Feb 2011 23:53:33 +0000
Dave, Maura, and Rico get in a small boat that Majed has supposedly arranged to take them to Bahrain. A few miles out the boat stops and they realize that something is terribly wrong. There is a scuffle, which ends badly.
Mon, 14 Feb 2011 04:27:33 +0000
In a meeting with Tanley administrators, Maura realizes she can't count on their help to secure Dave's release. Then a mysterious Arab arrives at her door with a plan to get Dave out of the palace and take a boat to Bahrain. Rico helps Dave escape, and then they run to where Maura is waiting for them. A boat is supposed to pick them up at first prayer call.
Wed, 09 Feb 2011 23:35:24 +0000
Maura confronts the officials of the U.S. Consulate and makes it clear that she doesn’t accept their casual attitude to Dave’s disappearance. Dave is able to get a message to Maura through Rico.
Wed, 02 Feb 2011 02:48:09 +0000
Maura spends the whole night distraught over Dave's disappearance and fears the worst. Jerry shows up to take Maura to the U.S. consulate. Dave wakes up with a massive headache, a prisoner in Prince Majed's palace.
Sat, 29 Jan 2011 18:55:29 +0000
Dave accepts Prince Majed's invitation to visit the palace. They have dinner and then go to Majed's private disco for a drink. They have an affable discussion where Dave gets the impression that the prince is ignorant of what happened to Eddie.
Tue, 25 Jan 2011 01:01:39 +0000
Dave practices doing handstands, dyes his hair blond, and then heads to the beach where Khalil told him he could find Prince Majed. He succeeds in attracting Majed's attention. Majed invites him to his palace the following day.
Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:51:49 +0000
Dave and Maura are back in Saudi Arabia after a wild ride on the party boat from Bahrain. Dave returns to work and begins to plot his next move, a meeting with Prince Majed, who can surely tell him what happened to Eddie.
Sun, 16 Jan 2011 20:08:34 +0000
Dave and Maura get on an old fishing boat to take them back to Saudi Arabia. The vessel has been converted to a party boat for expatriates that want to spend a weekend away from the Kingdom. They survive the rocky journey and enter Saudi Arabia through the back door.
Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:07:00 +0000
On a night flight to Bahrain Dave explains to Maura why he must find out why Eddie was killed. Later he reads more of Eddie's journal while Maura sleeps. We learn more of Eddie's adventures in Saudi Arabia.
Tue, 11 Jan 2011 20:41:30 +0000
A friend of Beth's drives Dave, Maura and Khalil to the small town of Tonnerre outside Paris. They plan to hide out in Beth's country home until they figure out what to do next. While there Khalil finishes his story of what happened that last night he was with Eddie. Dave concludes that he still needs to return to Saudi Arabia and talk to Prince Majed.
Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:51:00 +0000
Dave follows Khalil into a bathhouse and makes him believe he is available for sex. He invites him back to his hotel where Maura awaits. They question him and get him to recount the story of the night he took Eddie to meet the Saudi prince. The French police arrive at the door and the three of them go out the fire escape and across the rooftops of Paris.
Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:12:27 +0000
Dave and Maura go to Paris to find Khalil. Maura decides it is time to patch up a long feud with her sister, and they enlist her in their search. Maura reveals that she thinks she met Khalil in Saudi Arabia, and later runs into him by chance on a cold, dark Paris street while she is walking alone.
Tue, 07 Dec 2010 22:30:47 +0000
Dave returns home to comfort his mother and attend Eddie's funeral. He makes a shocking discovery that confirms his suspicions that Eddie's death was no accident. He realizes that they have to go to Paris to find Khalil. Maura feels that what Dave wants to do is too dangerous, but vows to follow her husband.
Tue, 07 Dec 2010 22:12:27 +0000
Dave and his wife, Maura, head back to the Midwest to lay Eddie to rest. The flight from Dhahran to New York is long and difficult. Dave passes the time reading more of Eddie's journal--the thoughts, feelings and stories that Eddie hadn't shared with anyone, not even his brother.
Tue, 07 Dec 2010 22:01:52 +0000
In this episode Dave and Maura visit Eddie's room to see if they can find any clues to what brought about his death. Dave discovers Eddie's journal and begins to read the private thoughts and feelings of his brother.
Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:51:22 +0000
Dave and Maura go to the police station in Al-Khobar to get more information about Eddie's death. When details are lacking, he sets out to find Khalil. What he finds out surprises, but not quite as much as it surprises Maura.
Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:33:10 +0000
Maura, Dave's wife, awaits his return for lunch and ponders the frustrating life of women in Saudi Arabia. But when she gets the news of Eddie's death, she puts her concerns aside to help her husband deal with the shock.
Tue, 07 Dec 2010 01:11:00 +0000
Eddie's Desert Rose is novel set in Saudi Arabia in the 1980's. Dave and his brother Eddie are expats teaching English at the Royal Saudi Naval Base. Dave begins a typical workday dealing with unruly students and uncertainties about life half a world away from home. By the end of the day he receives disturbing news about his brother that blows his everyday worries out of the water.