Israeli Military Intelligence agents Eytan Eckstein and Benni Baum are about to conclude a delicate prisoner swap between Israel and her nemesis, Iran. But when a suicide bombing at the Israeli embassy in New York throws the plan into chaos, they discover the involvement of Martina Klump, a vicious German terrorist who has an old score to settle with Baum. If Eckstein and Baum can't stop her, Klump will not only thwart the prisoner swap, but ignite an all-out war between Israel and Iran.

Steven Hartov was born in the United States and educated at Boston University. After serving in the U.S. Military Sealift Command, he emigrated to Israel and served in the Israel Defense Forces parachute corps and Military Intelligence special operations. He is the author of the espionage trilogy, "The Heat of Ramadan," "The Nylon Hand of God," and "The Devil's Shepherd," and co-author of the New York Times best seller "In the Company of Heroes" and "The Night Stalkers." For six years, Hartov helmed "Special Operations Report" as Editor-in-Chief. He currently serves as a Task Force commander in the New York Guard and is writing a new novel.

A superior thriller, dark and exciting. . . . The finest sort of espionage thriller.

- Publishers Weekly

Suspenseful action and twisty plotting. . . . a fine beat-the-devil tale.

-Kirkus Reviews

The gripping take, full of twists and turns, rockets from New York to Washington, D.C., to Casablanca and thence to the Algerian Sahara. It's climax is a hair-raiser.

-Lake Oswego Review