Duet in Beirut
A Thriller
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- نقد و بررسی
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نقد و بررسی
Starred review from February 23, 2015
Israeli author Ben-David, a former Mossad agent, makes his U.S. debut with an original, well-written thriller that examines the ethical complexities of covert operations. After terrorists detonate a car bomb in Jerusalem, the Israeli government accelerates its plans to take out the Hezbollah leader who planned the attack, Abu-Khaled, who’s based in Beirut. The operation turns into a fiasco when the veteran operative designated to pull the trigger, Ronen, fails to do so at the last moment. A year later, Ronen plans to finish the job, but this time he’s working without authorization. Gadi, who was his squad commander on the earlier mission, also goes rogue in an attempt to avoid another disaster. The irony of the setup is rendered fully plausible in the service of a suspenseful story line that doesn’t follow predictable lines. Le Carré fans will enjoy Ben-David’s look behind the scenes of government-sanctioned hits and the tension between loyalty to the chain of command and dissent.
April 1, 2015
Ben-David, already an international best-selling author, makes his English-language debut in a taut thriller about his former employer, the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad. Maverick agent Ronen, whose earlier failure to kill a Hezbollah mastermind blighted not only his own career but all of Mossad as well, returns to Beirut to finish the job. Realizing the hellish consequences of this rash act, Gadi, Ronen's boss, races there to intervene. Ben-David, himself a Mossad agent for 12 years, braids the main plot with sensuous romances, astute social and political analyses, and intricate tracing of the agency's bureaucracy. VERDICT Suffused with deep themes reflecting Israel's national security, this novel reads like a runaway locomotive. Ronen and Gadi may have the best bromance going since Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Let's hope Ben-David returns stateside for repeat performances.--Barbara Conaty, Falls Church, VA
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