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Ami Toben

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Website

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Genre

Thriller, Mystery, Suspense

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Ami Toben is the author of Surveillance Zone and Ghost Echo and an experienced security professional who specializes in terrorist activity prevention, surveillance detection, and covert protective operations.

Trained in Israel, Japan and the US, Ami has over 20 years of military (IDF) and private sector security experience. Currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Ami has been providing high-end protective services to Fortune 500 corporations, foreign governments, foundations, nonprofit organizations and high-net-worth individuals.

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Ami Toben's Blog

Mossad Assassinations – AI, Robots & Iranian Nuclear Scientists

Traditional assassination methods like motorcycle gunmen, planted explosives or close-range shooters were deemed too risky. Mossad planners concluded that the answer was to remove the assassin from the battlefield altogether.

The Target

A middle-aged man with a beard and glasses sitting in a chair, wearing a dark suit and light shirt, with an expression of contemplation.

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was a brigadier general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and widely recognized as the head of Iran’s nuclear weapons program. H

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Ami Toben’s books

Average rating: 4.22 · 69 ratings · 15 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Surveillance Zone: The Hidden World of Corporate Surveillance Detection & Covert Special Operations 4.02 avg rating — 52 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghost Echo: A Mossad Espionage Thriller 4.86 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Debating Religion: A How-To Guide 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Ami Toben wrote a new blog post Mossad Assassinations – AI, Robots & Iranian Nuclear Scientists Traditional assassination methods like motorcycle gunmen, planted explosives or close-range shooters were deemed too risky. Mossad planners concluded Read more of this blog post »
Feb 27, 2026 04:28AM · like
Ami Toben and 1 other person liked Corey Baltzer's review of Ghost Echo: A Mossad Espionage Thriller: "Amazing book! The author knows his subject matter, and holds the reader like a vise."
Dec 16, 2025 07:50AM · see review
Ami Toben liked Cody Anderson's review of Ghost Echo: A Mossad Espionage Thriller: "Ami Toben's Ghost Echo is a sleek, high-velocity espionage thriller that feels ripped from tomorrow's headlines. This is not a novel of dusty Cold War dead drops; it's a story of corporate boardrooms, satellite networks, and digital battlegrounds, wh" Read more of this review »
Dec 16, 2025 07:50AM · see review
Ami Toben liked Bruce Arbit's review of Ghost Echo: A Mossad Espionage Thriller: "A Smart, Authentic Thriller from Someone Who’s Been There Ghost Echo is that rare intelligence thriller that feels both cinematic and utterly real. Ami Toben writes with the authority of someone who’s actually lived in the world he describes — the sur" Read more of this review »
Dec 15, 2025 08:37PM · see review
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