Author: Al Pessin
Genre: Thriller
Format: Kindle
Publisher: Pinnacle
Publication Date: January 25, 2022
Pages: 368
My Rating: 3 stars
Synopsis:
Vital seaports in Jordan and Israel erupt in fire and destruction. It's the first strike from a terrorist organization determined to increase hostilities throughout the Middle East.
There's only one way to combat the threat. It's Operation Shock Wave...
Saddiq Mohammed al-Assali is America's most wanted terrorist. His cells in Israeli and the Palestinian territories are ready and eager to usher in a maelstrom of violence between the two nations. Each will blame the other. Iran will be implicated. And the United States will be drawn into yet another Middle Eastern war.
To stop aal-Assali, the Defense Intelligence Agency's Bridget Davenport assigns Lieutenant Faraz Abdallah to infiltrate the terrorist's cabal. But as Faraz uncovers and sabotages al-Assali's plans one by one. Bridget herself becomes a target and Faraz must take decisive action in a deadly game of international deceit.
My Thoughts:
While I love political thrillers, I just couldn't get into this book. While it was well written, the plot was very slow starting. That is why I am giving this 3 stars. That is my honest opinion.
About the Author:
Al Pessin's first novel, the thriller Sandblast was published by Kensington in March 2020. The book was short listed for the 2017 Bosque Fiction Award, and was a top five selection among all unpublished book length submissions in the 2018 Royal Palm Literary Awards.
Al was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years based in Hong Kong, Islamabad, Bejing, Jerusalem, and London. In all he spent thirty nine years as a TV/radio broadcaster, editor, and manager at the Voice of America. His most recent assignments had him reporting from the war zones, in Iraq, Afghanistan, and East Ukraine.
Al lives in Florida with his wife Audrey and their precious labrador Rory.
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