The Last Jihad (Political Thrillers Series #1) | 
| Author: Joel C. Rosenberg
Creator: Dick Hill
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Category: Book
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Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
ISBN: 1593350163
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781593350161
ASIN: 1593350163
Publication Date: June 10, 2004
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Product Description
Jon Bennett is a top Wall Street strategist turned senior White House advisor. But nothing has prepared him for the terror that he will face. Saddam Hussein dispatches his top hit men to assassinate the President of the United States. Iraqi terrorists spread carnage throughout London, Paris, and Riyadh...and the Butcher of Baghdad has a nuclear ace in his hand that he has not yet played.
Only a solid Arab-Israeli coalition against Iraq can keep the U.S. and other Western nations from
certain devastation. And only Bennett and his beautiful partner, Erin McCoy, can make that happen. Their secret project - a billion dollar oil deal off the coast of Gaza - could be the basis for an historic peace treaty and enormous wealth for every Israeli and Palestinian.
But just before the treaty can be signed, Israeli commandos foil an Iraqi scud missile launch, recovering a nuclear warhead and evidence that the next attack will level Washington, New York, and Tel Aviv.
Now, the Israeli prime minister gives the American President an ultimatum: melt down Baghdad within one hour...or Israel will do it herself.
From Jerusalem, Bennett and McCoy must summon all of their stealth and savvy to save themselves - and the world - from absolute destruction.
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 Fiction, not education June 23, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Anyone who says this book is educational is downright laughable. This author is paranoid. I guess people LOVE hype.
If you'd like an education, don't read FICTION. Take this book for what it is: a story.
 Terrific Story, so - so execution June 12, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've read a number of reviews here, and I can agree with many of them. The storyline is excellent and the author may have used too much in the way of artistic license. The characters are shallow, the situations are abbreviated, but with the action rolling along, you tend not to notice that until after you are done reading the book.
The beginning of the story seemed far fetched to some degree, but I usually give a book fifty pages to get my attention and this one did. As it's the author's first book, I'm sure that the editing is not top of the pack and some of his writing is amateurish and not very well thought out. But still the story kept advancing and so did my interest.
Yes, the dialogue seems somewhat forced at times and awkward. Especially the early conversation with the President and his newly formed task force. But again, did I ever say that the story was so intriguing that I forgave the author and kept reading.
If you are looking for the intricacies of the early Clancy (forget the later stuff) or someone like Larry Bond (excellent), then this isn't the book for you. If you like Vince Flynn or Nelson DeMille, then this is similar to those authors, except still not as detailed as either and see above other comments.
So I guess that the bottom line for me was that the plot sold me and kept me forging ahead at a breakneck pace. The ending has segments that are confusing, but the speed of the read is superb. Finishing the book in a couple of days, I was totally hooked and look forward to reading the next one.
 Larry A. Hull June 5, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Good story line, too many slow spots, needs more action and less talking ie: too much questioning between players. Give an order and someone asks why? right in the middle of an action scene.
 Entertaining and Educational May 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Probably the title says it all. I was absolutely "stuck" with this book--couldn't put it down! Every time I wanted to stop reading at the end of the page, I couldn't because something was happening and I had to go on! It was absolutely enthralling! The other interesting thing about it is that I learned so much about the culture and mindset of both sides in the crisis of the Middle East. While what I learned didn't change my mind about what I feel is the best solution, I understand better how the other side thinks.
Wow! Thrilling and Thought-Provoking May 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The back-story of this novel is almost as good as the book itself. Joel Rosenberg predicted terrorist attacks against the United States--even imagined they'd come in the form of kamikaze airplane attacks--BEFORE the events of 9/11. This book begins to paint a picture--drawn on his real world experience in and around the Middle East, Washington and elsewhere--about why today's events are unfolding and what may be next. Entertaining and thought-provoking! A definite must-read!
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