The Red Syndrome

By Haggai Carmon

Book Overview

Fact: The attacks of September 11, 2001, brought terror to our doorstep. Fact: Suicide bombers, attacks on mass transit, the leveling of hotels and nightclubs followed elsewhere. Fact: Terrorists' endgame is maximum civilian casualties through minimum effort. Question: What's next? Haggai Carmon's timely new intelligence thriller, The Red Syndrome , describes a plausible and frighteningly simple terrorist conspiracy: Introduce a lethal biological weapon into the nation's food supply in a way never before imagined. Which Americans belong to the Iranian-backed Islamic fundamentalist splinter group that threatens the U.S. population? Can they be stopped? This exciting sequel to Haggai Carmon's Triple Identity again features ex-Mossad agent Dan Gordon, who now works for the U.S. Department of Justice. Like Triple Identity, The Red Syndrome begins with Gordon on the trail of what appears to be straightforward case of money-laundering. But in the Byzantine world of dirty money and offshore accounts, multiple layers are the rule, not the exception. Crime breeds strange mutations. Here, you sleep with one eye open. Always. Gordon's investigation of dubious Russian mob money transfers is now assigned to the CIA. The plot quickly turns to a hunt for a devastating bio-terror weapon, a hunt that features murder, coded messages, kidnapping, breathtaking desert chases, and betrayals along the way. With fast-paced action on three continents, good guys may not always have the upper hand. Problem is: who is good and who is bad? This insider intelligence thriller rivets the reader through to its surprising end.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477806156
• ISBN13: 9781477806159
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Amazon Publishing
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Packed with Action & Fascinating Information

This is not my usual genre, but every now and again I try to change things up a bit, and this time it was worth it. I wasn't sure about The Red Syndrome going in. The tone can be didactic at times - the protagonist Dan Gordon knows his stuff and wants to make sure you know it too, which can weigh the action down a little (think tell instead of show). The upside is that you end up learning SO much about how U.S. and foreign intelligence agencies work together. And this stuff is legit - the author used to work undercover for the U.S. government, so I felt like I was getting a glimpse into a world that is usually shrouded by secrecy no matter how dogged the press is. Dan Gordon is an investigative attorney working for the U.S. Justice Department, chasing huge sums of money (and its launderers) around the globe. The Red Syndrome starts off in a harrowing German prison and swings back to New York, then the Seychelles, Marseilles, North Africa and, well - I won't give it all away. Suffice it to say, I really got caught up in all the plot twists and turns. Shocking revelations, close scrapes, false identities, wrongful accusations, dangerous liaisons, torturous interrogations and some very smart thinking work together to quicken the thriller's pace and truly captivate the reader in a tale of good against evil, intelligence against fanatic Islamic terrorism. If you want to know how things really go down in the covert war against terrorism - without skimping on the educational details but still offering plenty of can't-put-the-book-down thrills - The Red Syndrome's a top notch read.