Tidhar, Lavie. Osama: A Novel
Divergence: 1921 CE
What if: The Cairo Conference that implemented the division of Arab lands never occurred.
Summary: In a world where terrorism is virtually unknown, a detective is hired to track down the author of a series of pulp thriller novels about a Muslim vigilante named Osama bin Laden.
Comments: Aside from a paragraph of "what if" comments, there is little to no historical development presented.
Published: PS Publishing 2011 (1848631928BUY, 1848631936BUY), Solaris 2012 (1781080755BUY).