In the novel, The Lions Game by Nelson Demille, the main events that influenced this book were the terrorist, Asad Khalil, overt racism and New York City ex-detective John Corey. In the following paragraphs it will be proven that all the events in this book were highly influenced by Asad Khalil's desire for revenge, the undisguised racism and the witty and sarcastic humour of John Corey. .
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Asad Khalil's a psychopath with a blood feud against United States of America. Asad's family was killed in an American bombing of Libya on April 15, 1986. The bombs were dropped on Asad's hometown of Al Azziziyah. When his town was bombed his family was killed. Asad's father was already dead but his mother, 2 brothers and 2 sister were killed in the attack. When the attack occurred, Asad was 15 and he was with his girlfriend at the time. In Libyan culture this is a big taboo that is punishable by fifty lashes or being stoned to death. The bombs killed Asad's girlfriend Bahira the same night, but not by the bombs. When the bombs went off she started to scream hysterically alerting attention to where they were. If they were caught the would both die so Asad strangled his girlfriend to death, then packed up his prayer mat and walked away. That night was the first night Asad had spent with a woman and the first night he killed someone or had seen a dead person. After he!.
discovered that all the people he had loved were dead he sought revenge. .
With the help of the Libyan government Asad went into training to seek revenge. To seek revenge for his 2 brothers, 2 sisters and mother, Asad shot an American lady and her four kids at a bus stop in London, England. He then turned himself in to the American embassy in Paris, France to be sent to the U.S.A as an informant. On the plane to America he released cyanide gas into the air killing all '189 souls' including the two F.B.I agents that were protecting him.