Synopses & Reviews
From the bestselling author of
The Day of the Jackal, international master of intrigue Frederick Forsyth, comes a thriller that brilliantly blends fact with fiction for one of this summer's or any season's most explosive reads!
From the behind-the-scenes decision-making of the Allies to the secret meetings of Saddam Hussein's war cabinet, from the brave American fliers running their dangerous missions over Iraq to the heroic young spy planted deep in the heart of Baghdad, Forsyth's incomparable storytelling skill keeps the suspense at a breakneck pace. Somewhere in Baghdad is the mysterious "Jericho," the traitor who is willing for a price to reveal what is going on in the high councils of the Iraqi dictator. But Saddam's ultimate weapon has been kept secret even from his most trusted advisers, and the nightmare scenario that haunts General Schwarzkopf and his colleagues is suddenly imminent, unless somehow, the spy can locate that weapon The Fist of God in time.
Peopled with vivid characters, brilliantly displaying Forsyth's incomparable, knowledge of intelligence operations and tradecraft, moving back and forth between Washington and London, Baghdad and Kuwait, desert vastnesses and city bazaars, this breathtaking novel is an utterly convincing story of what may actually have happened behind the headlines.
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"[C]ameos of world leaders such as Bush, Thatcher, Schwarzkopf, Gorbachev, and Saddam himself help put the behind-the-scenes war in context; and Forsyth's ending, despite the obvious coalition victory, still offers a spectacular surprise." Booklist
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"Frederick Forsyth combines fact and fiction in The Fist of God...but he never forgets that he is writing a novel...Excitement without hysteria andplenty of credible action." New York Times Book Review
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"Despite some lingering loose ends and a trail of extraneous coincidence, The Fist of God with its mix of secret war councils, confidential memos, super sleuthing, and military fireworks should satisfy die-hard fans of espionage yarns." Kirkus Reviews
About the Author
The bestselling author of The Day of the Jackal, Frederick Forsyth, is an international master of intrigue.