Amir Tsarfati

international-tensions, international-crime-and-mystery, action-adventure, intrigue, agents, espionage, thriller, threats, suspense, spies, cultural-differences, contemporary, Europe, Russian-intelligence, Mossad, undercover*****

Too close to current realities, but totally engrossing. Nonstop action and more.
The audio is performed by voice actor Stephen Bowlby whose mastery of accents adds ease to appreciating the attitudes and personality differences of the multiple engaging characters.
I requested and received a temporary audio copy from Dreamscape Media via NetGalley. Thank you!… (mehr)

I read Operation Joktan by Amir Tsarfati and Steve Yohn a few months ago, but it has remained on my mind. I admit I had my doubts about liking this book. Some military-type books set in the Middle East that my husband loves leave my eyes glazed over. 😉 Not the case with Operation Joktan! While the book centers on Israel’s Mossad and their clandestine operations to circumvent terrorists, the characters and their relationships were not lost in the action. (If you know, you know.) The book takes some time to build with backstory for the two main characters and the terrorists. There is a great balance between the edge-of-the-seat action and the characters’ development. A couple of the story threads seemed superfluous to me, until, in retrospect, I found the authors making me see those who are swept up in a terrorist’s plot. Those incidental characters teach of the real human costs and the necessity for action by elite groups like the Mossad. While the operation is concluded, the relationships are left with some loose threads. Last, but certainly not least, the book explores the faith journeys of the characters in a natural, never preachy way. I look forward to reading book 2, By Way of Deception which released last fall.

Recommended.

Audience: adults.

(Thanks to the publisher for a complimentary copy. All opinions expressed are mine alone.)… (mehr)