False Flag
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3.3 • 22 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
A fiendish plot against the US government
A fascinating and original Israeli heroine and antiheroine at odds as the clock ticks down
In False Flag, Israeli-born Dalia Artzi, a tactical genius and specialist at Princeton in the study of maneuver warfare, uncovers a fiendish plot by a small group of Israeli fanatics to commit a horrific crime against the United States government and pin the blame on Iran.
Meanwhile, Jana, a beautiful but deadly Israeli operative taking orders from the conspiring fanatics, is determined to deftly fulfill the deadly mission entrusted to her.
Centered on a fascinating and original Israeli heroine and antiheroine, False Flag probes some of the most important political and moral conflicts of our times.
“If there are thriller writers better than this, I’d like to know who they are.” — Jack Higgins, New York Times bestselling author
“With complex characters possessed of hard edges, this intelligent and delectable story is sophisticated, razor-sharp, and definitely one for your keeper shelf.” — Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author
“A wondrously complex thriller…Chillingly prescient and masterfully structured.” — John Land,USA Today bestselling author
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Altman (Disposable Asset) doesn't offer anything new in this paint-by-numbers political thriller. The Mossad head (aka the ramsad), who's worried that the American administration has become less supportive of Israel, believes that a "tragedy on U.S. soil was worth a million equivalent tragedies in Israel." This leads him to conclude that his country's security depends on its successful execution of a false flag operation the release of a biological weapon in a high-value location that will be blamed on Iran. Conveniently for his plans, there's an easily identifiable delivery mechanism: Michael Fletcher, an American Jew who lost most of his left leg in Iraq and now works as an official photographer for the House of Representatives. The ramsad's evil plan is detected by other members of Israeli intelligence, who work feverishly to foil it, aided by Dalia Artzi, an Israeli visiting professor of military history at Princeton. Readers should be prepared for some awkward prose ("Panic tried to take Jana in its teeth, and she forbade it").
Customer Reviews
Complicated thriller
I gave this book a 4-star rating although I did feel the writing deserved a 5-star. For me, I found it a difficult read trying to sort out the characters and follow the plot. It was complicated, much like a Ludlum novel with lots of unnecessary information. The writing was very good with excellent descriptions, good research and knowledge of government systems.