The Devil's Shepherd: A Novel

Eckstein & Baum Trilogy #3

by Steven Hartov

Claiming to know the name of a person involved with the covert Israeli nuclear weapons program, Jan Krumlov, a Czech defector, becomes a hunted man pursued by Israeli intelligence agents Eytan Eckstein and Benni Baum. By the author of The Nylon Hand of God. 20,000 first printing.

336 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2000

About the author

In 1973, he joined the U.S. Merchant Marine Military Sealift Command, beginning a series of adventures that would later appear in his non-fiction pieces and fictional works.

In 1977, he volunteered for the Israel Defense Forces Airborne Corps, serving first as a paratrooper and later in a Special Operations branch of Israeli Military Intelligence. He subsequently spent 13 more years as a reservist in the IDF, and currently serves as an officer in the New York Guard.

He is the former Editor-In-Chief of Special Operations Report, a professional journal on military and law enforcement special tactics. His works are recommended readings by the U.S. Army War College.

Reviews

[Carol Catinari · Rating 3 out of 5]

A decent spy intrigue book. At first, it's a little convoluted, hard to identify what the real "mission" is... but it kinda sorts itself out. Some of the writing is trite... and situations can become contrived. Yet toward the end, you want to finish. For me, it was a marginal 3 star, marginal on the lower side.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good suspense novel. A little confusing at the start with all of the characters. It got better and the last section was very good.