From the bestselling author of The Day of the Jackal international master ofintrigue Frederick Forsyth comes a thriller that brilliantly blends fact withfiction... » 

From the bestselling author of The Day of the Jackal international master ofintrigue Frederick Forsyth comes a thriller that brilliantly blends fact withfiction for one of this summersor any seasonsmost explosive readsFrom the behindthescenes decisionmaking of the Allies to the secret meetingsof Saddam Husseins war cabinet from the brave American fliers running theirdangerous missions over Iraq to the heroic young spy planted deep in the heartof Baghdad Forsyths incomparable storytelling skill keeps the suspense at abreakneck pace. Somewhere in Baghdad is the mysterious Jericho the traitorwho is willingfor a priceto reveal what is going on in the high councils ofthe Iraqi dictator. But Saddams ultimate weapon has been kept secret even fromhis most trusted advisers and the nightmare scenario that haunts GeneralSchwarzkopf and his colleagues is suddenly imminent unless somehow the spycan locate that weaponThe Fist of Godin time.Peopled with vivid characters brilliantly displaying Forsyths incomparableknowledge of intelligence operations and tradecraft moving back and forthbetween Washington and London Baghdad and Kuwait desert vastnesses and citybazaars this breathtaking novel is an utterly convincing story of what mayactually have happened behind the headlines. «