Scimitar

David Llewellyn #2

by Herbert Crowder

(David Llewellyn, a former counterintelligence agent and special U.S. envoy to Israel, and his wife, Daniella, an agent for the Mossad, race against time to track down a gang of terrorists who have stolen a ballistic missile. A novel of international intrigue and high-level technology, by the author of Ambush at Osirak and Weatherhawk. )

Genres: Fiction, Military Fiction, Espionage, Thriller

Paperback

First published March 21, 1991

About the author

A World War II veteran ( U.S. Army Air force navigator) and graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Herbert Crowder completed an engineering career spanning thirty years before beginning his writing career. His specialty was the design and development of advanced radars for missiles and military aircraft. At Hughes Aircraft Company, where he was employed for over twenty years, he held responsible positions in the management of radar projects ranging from the famed SR-71 "Blackbird" to the U.S. Navy's F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet.

Reviews

[David Lucero · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book after reading the author's 1st novel, and was very glad I did.

It involves a nuclear threat from a Mid East terrorist group. The way they steal the bomb is very plausible, and characters from the first novel return to stop the bad guys. It's fast-paced, gritting, and realistic. I couldn't put the book down, and I enjoyed how the author wrote a point of view from both sides. You understand why the terrorists did what they did, and although you disagree with them (at least I hope), you can understand how a lack of education and obsession can turn man against man. My copy was 'Missile Zone' before they switched to this one.

[Mark Green · Rating 4 out of 5]

Better than the other book I've read by this author. Fairly plausible and no worse than most Tom Clancey's in terms of plot and pro Israeli sentiments.

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