The Man in the Middle Author:Norman Lewis The "man in the middle" is British journalist Ronald Kemp, 43, who (circa 1981) has been working in Tripoli, Libya, for four years -- an agency correspondent, a consultant for Libya's English-language newspaper, a womanizer who's estranged from his wife and sons back home in England. On the one hand, Kemp enjoys a privileged st... more »atus in Libya; the government overlooks his violation of strict regulations (no booze, etc.); he's given insider scoops by friendly ministers. On the other hand, however, Kemp is approached by a man offering a large sum of money in return for a small amount of information: specifically -- the exact location of a new pleasure-beach that's being planned by the Libyan government. Kemp has a pretty good idea of why the CIA would like to know about cleared shoreline spots in Libya: the CIA is planning a murder-attack, led by Libyan dissidents, on Qadaffi. So Kemp declines the generous offer, even when financial pressures start mounting up. But the Libyans have figured out how and why Kemp has been approached; they start making life very uncomfortable for him.... [Description from Kirkus Reviews]« less