Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an advance copy of this book. This was an excellent read.
Thoroughly recommended

I'm torn about this book. On the one hand, it was completely enthralling. It held my attention and made me hope that every thing would work out in the end. On the other hand, I was so confused. There is no main character. The chapters keep swapping the view point, making it hard for me to keep track of what side the events were playing out from. It was a little disorienting.

I think this book would be a good read for someone that has been in a war torn area, they would probably relate to things a lot more than I did. There are a lot of technical terms that I did not understand. I realize that there is a glossary at the back of the book, but by the time I realized that, I had already finished it, and wasn't going to go back and try to figure out what everything was in hindsight.

For me, this was a one time read. It was with out a doubt, a specialty book, you have to be a certain kind of reader to really appreciate it.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Author: Eric C Anderson
Publisher: Dunn Books
Publication Date: 12 Sept 2017

In this near-future military thriller things in the always boiling Middle East boil over into warfare. The story is told from a number of viewpoints in a number of Middle Eastern countries. One thread has the American Embassy in under attack including a car bombing with a vehicle filled with radioactive materials. Rescuing the 5000 Americans trapped and dying of radiation sickness becomes a priority for the Americans.

This story had bunches of political maneuvering in the United States with everyone trying to find a way to cover their behinds. We see Turkey and Qatar adding to the chaos. In Turkey, the characters we follow are intelligence agents trying to find out what is going on and advising their bosses. In Qatar, agents are hired including an agent named ODIN to magnify the chaos by conducting cyberattacks.We see the Israelis taking advantage of the chaos to advance their own agents.

This all-too-plausible thriller reminded me a lot of Tom Clancy's work. The story is told from multiple viewpoints and is filled with techno-babble. This one doesn't has as much techno-babble but substitutes acronyms for various intelligence and military organizations. I wish I would have known about the glossary in the back before I started reading. Keeping the various alphabet agencies and organizations straight was quite a challenge.

This one is for fans of dense, political thrillers. I found it a compelling read but am not at all sure I know what really happened in the story.

The book was amazing because it made me feel like I was there on the battlefield .I can't wait for the sequel. I can't remember it more.