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
summer''s--or any season''s--most explosive reads From the
behind-the-scenes decision-making of the Allies to the secret
meetings of Saddam Hussein''s 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, Forsyth''s
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 Saddam''s 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 Forsyth''s incomparable,
knowledge of intelligence operations and tradecraft, moving back
and forthbetween Washington and London, Baghdad and Kuwait, desert
vastnesses and city bazaars, this breathtaking novel is an utterly
convincing story of what mayactually have happened behind the
headlines.