His protagonist, Omar Yussef, is almost an anti-hero: a creaky ex-alcoholic schoolteacher with painful joints and faltering moral courage.

小说中的主人公奥马尔•尤塞夫(Omar Yussef)几乎就是一位平凡的主角：他是一位教师，思想陈旧、曾一度酗酒成性、饱受关节疼痛的折磨、做事缺乏勇气。

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John returned home that is ex-special police anti-drug event enemies with a knife, gun, black magic against his family.

退伍反毒特警约翰返家即遇宿敌以刀、枪、黑巫术对付他全家。

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