THE FIST OF GOD

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 summers--or any seasons--most explosive reads! From the behind-the-scenes decision-making of the Allies to the secret meetings of Saddam Husseins 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 Forsyths 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 Saddams 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 Forsyths 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.