Triple: A Novel (11) (Los Jet De Plaza And Janes Ser.: Vol. 98)

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Synopsis
Triple is the story of the most successful espionage coup - and best-kept secret - of this century. This taut espionage thriller comes from master of the genre, Ken Follett.A Frightening Discovery 1968. The fledgling nation of Israel is threatened when the intelligence services find out that Egypt is only months away from developing nuclear weapons. An untimely end awaits the young nation unless a source of uranium for Israeli bombs can be obtained in complete secrecy. Impossible, of course, unless someone as improbable as the plan can be found to steal it.A Daring MissionWorking alone, Israeli agent Nat Dickstein concocts an ingenious scenario for the biggest, and quietest, hijacking in history. A task made all the more difficult by the factions trying to stop him.Time is Running OutDickstein plans to steal the uranium and fool the Russian KGB, Egyptian Intelligence and the Arab extremists, the Fedayeen. As the nuclear arms race in the Middle East escalates to frightening proportions, the fate of millions of lives hangs in the balance in this fictionalized account of one of the best-kept secrets of the twentieth century.
Copyright:
1998

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9780330465823
Related ISBNs:
9781447221593
Publisher:
Pan Macmillan
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Ken Follett
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Military, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Politics and Government
Reading Age:
18–16
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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