English Summary/英文概要： Veteran journalist Jay Morgan senses that the simmering conflict in Kosovo is about to take on a new dimension when he hears rumors that a mysterious bearded foreigner, bearing weapons and money and preaching Holy War, has appeared in the rebelsÕ mountain camps. What is his mission? What new horror has he brought? Together Jay and his translator, the beautiful Alija, herself a victim of the war, race to find this prophet of jihad while Alija searches for her younger brother, a student gone missing and possibly caught up in the conflict. Each danger-fraught foray across the lines, each interview Ñwith rebel commander, Serb sniper, or American spook tasked to evaluate and maybe take out this new threatÑbrings them closer to each other and to the devastating truth. Pitch perfect and keenly observed, PROMISED VIRGINS delivers bracing suspense in a novel of substance reminiscent of Graham GreeneÕs The Quiet American and works of Ernest Hemingway.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 資深老練的記者Jay Morgan察覺到科索夫戰爭將一觸即發，而其衝突爆發的原因居然和一個神秘傳言有關。他耳聞那傳言中神秘的外國人與其即將開啟維護信仰而開展的聖戰，而且許多神蹟已顯露在rebelsÕ的山峰。這是個什麼樣的任務？究竟會引發帶給科索夫什麼樣的恐慌？就連同Jay的翻譯員，美麗的Alija也是戰爭受害者，當她在尋找她弟弟時也競尋聖戰的預言。Alija弟弟的失蹤卻也可能是在這個衝突中被追捕的對象。為了追尋真相，兩人會揭開什麼樣不為人知的秘密…信仰背後存在什麼樣的意義…(CL)

Awards/获奖情况： 作者特色有如當時為戰地記者-海明威般的作品而獲得好評