Ineresting plot but frightfully stretched. There were not much of dialogues ( )

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This is another engaging tale of adventure from a writer who knows how to hold the reader’s attention. In this story, the American and British secret services come across an obscure mention of an al-Quaeda plot that has the hallmark of something extremely large and important that threatens a devastating attack on the west. Ex-SAS soldier, Mike Martin, is persuaded to leave his retirement to try to discover more about this. With his background and knowledge of Arabic and service in Afghanistan, he impersonates a high-ranking Afghan, Izmat Khan, who is being held in Guantanamo Bay. The story moves at a rapid pace as Martin’s missions in danger due to the suspicious nature of the al-Quaeda members. As the tension builds for both the CIA and MI6 and al-Quaeda as the target eventually emerges, the book hurtles towards an explosive conclusion.

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I enjoyed this military/terrorist type thriller. The writing style was different from most military thrillers. It was less immediate than most. The author told the story from a degree of separation. There was a lot of technical stuff and descriptions of who was doing what, watching what, planning what. Still the story revolved around the character of Mike and ex SAS man who had the skills to pass as an Afghan. He went deep undercover to discover and foil a terrorist plot. Even though the story was told at a certain distance you still knew his character well and were invested in his story/quest. I wasn't real fond of the ending but it fitted the book. ( )