by Habib Abdulkarim
Ammar Mairabo goes into hiding because his wealthy father, Kasim Mairabo, refused to allow him marry his (Ammar's) mistress, Maria, with whom he had a set of identical twins: Hassan and Hussain, and who was sent packing by Kasim Mairabo in Ammar's absence. Ammar settles in Bauchi. Leaving Hussain behind, Maria leaves Kaduna with Hassan and settles in Jos where Hassan drops out of school and becomes a hoodlum. In Bauchi and with their father, Hussain grows into a Muslim fanatic. Events start getting messy after Ammar's death, when Hussain comes to Kaduna to meet his grand father. Unknown to him, Hassan was already waiting for him in Kaduna to kill him and go to Kasim Mairabo in his shoes. Henry Boss, a kidnapper and a con, sees an opportunity to take revenge on his two friends, Okoro and Julius, who killed his only daughter, Diana. By using the twins, Hassan and Hussain, Henry goes back to Ibadan to take his revenge and ends up entangled in the twins' trap.ABOUT THE AUTHORHabib Abdulkarim graduated from Bayero University Kano (Nigeria) in 1998 with a Bsc. In Accounting. He worked in Habib Nigeria Bank Plc as operations staff for four years. He also worked in Diamond Bank Plc as an auditor for five years. Habib Currently works as an academic staff at Department of accounting, Gombe State University, Gombe - Nigeria. 'The Falcon' was reviewed by Professor Saleh Abdu Of The Department of English and European Languages, Bayero University, Kano - Nigeria.(2010, paperback, 276 pages)
