Blowback

by Mukul Deva

You can smell the gunpowder. This is the impact of the words of Mukul Deva ... the country's first military thriller writer' - The Hindu

A warlord in the rugged Tribal Areas of Pakistan pushes his way to the crest of the jihadi wave, seeking to forge an alliance of terror groups to take on the American surge. One of his allies appears to be Pakistan's ISI. But are they using him to attain their own goals? Or is he using them? And for what?

Facing the brunt of this deadly double game is the spirited Force 22 represented by Iqbal and Tanaz, just back from Pakistan after their search-and-destroy mission to eliminate Salim, who are catapulted into action as lethal intelligence operations begin to unfold. The third in the action thriller series from India's 'literary storm trooper', Blowback will keep you riveted with its tight plotting and heart-stopping pace.

'For a land so strife-torn and terrorism plagued, Mukul Deva's books become topical, close to the hearts of millions of Indians, and offer hope and redemption.' - Eika Chaturvedi Banerjee

'Gripping, well narrated action – I read the book in one go.' - Ananth Doraswamy

'His in-depth knowledge of affairs military coupled with a lucid style of storytelling makes the reader crave for more.' - Brigadier Sanjeev Kanal

'Mukul Deva is an extraordinary writer – his imagination and attention to detail make his characters come alive and one is almost sorry to reach the end.' - Neena Singh

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Major Mukul Deva (Retd.) (born 29 January) is an Indian polymath. He is a motivational keynote speaker, executive coach, business mentor and bestselling author based in Singapore. He writes spy-military thrillers on terrorism, action, crime, and business and self-help books.

An alumnus of La Martiniere College, Lucknow, the National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla and the Indian Military Academy, Dehradoon, Mukul, an ex-Indian Army officer, is the founder-director of a professional security company, MSD Security Pvt Ltd, India, and a learning & organisational development company, Influence Solutions Pte Ltd, Singapore.

Reviews

[Aravind · Rating 4 out of 5]

Once again Mukul Deva has woven together a thriller from some real incidents and a dream of a terror-free India. The tempo is better than the previous novels of the series. Some parts are really gripping. One feels that, in order to restrict the number of pages, few parts haven't been elaborated as much as they should have been. Also, a few things seem to happen for the protagonists very easily...
In all this is a very entertaining, pacey thriller that will hold the reader's attention all through.

[Tina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite an interesting read though it gets stretched at parts. Maybe since the author is ex Indian army the details of covert missions are gripping.

[Anirudh Pai · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really good story. The thrill keeps you reading.

[Anil Dhingra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another spy thriller about Pak sponsored terrorism in India. An average plot, okay read. Have read much better stuff written by this author.

[Anurag · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting read.. but seems stretched in parts. In fact more than once it reminded me of Mahroof Raza in a debate on Times Now..

[San · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very gripping and thrilling story, pace of the story is excellent. Blowback was better than than 'Salim must die".

[Somesh Nagaraja]

Engrossing...gripping...well narrated action...I finished the entire book in ne go