The Mahdi
First US edition | |
| Author | Philip Nicholson, writing as A. J. Quinnell |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Macmillan (UK) William Morrow & Co (US) |
Publication date | 1981 (UK) 1982 (US) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 397 pgs (Hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0688006469 |
| OCLC | 9736123 |
The Mahdi is a 1981 thriller novel by Philip Nicholson, writing as A. J. Quinnell. The book was published in 1981 by Macmillan in the UK then in January 1982 by William Morrow & Co in the US and deals with political power struggles over a presumed Muslim prophet.