To Destroy Jerusalem

Rich in historical detail, TO DESTROY JERUSALEM is a thrilling tale of espionage, nationalism, and fate.From the author ofDamascus Cover, now a Major Motion Picture starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, John Hurt, and Olivia Thirlby."TO DESTROY JERUSALEM, Kaplan's third gripping Middle East thriller, is his longest and most ambitious to date. A historical novel set in 1990, the action races from Jerusalem, to Rio de Janeiro, to London, and then to war torn Beirut as the antagonists attempt to both smuggle plutonium into Israel and have the operational physicist breach Israel's fortified northern border. How they manage both should keep Israeli security services up at night."-Israel Behind The NewsWhen a neutron source ─ a necessary component in triggering a nuclear explosion ─ is stolen in New York, the CIA calls on Shai Shaham, the legendary Mossad field agent. To trace the stolen neutron source, Shai needs to locate where and how those behind the theft are obtaining plutonium so he heads to Amsterdam to meet Ramzy Awwad, the Palestinian agent who Shai had been ordered to kill at the end of a mission together. He doesn’t know if Ramzy is more likely to help stop the plotters or join the Palestinian people in the midst of the first intifada (uprising) in the Occupied Territories.Set in 1990, TO DESTROY JERUSALEM is the tale of a terrifying plot that spans the globe. As Shai rushes to avert catastrophe, he unearths the source of the plutonium at a nuclear reactor in Rio and a connection to a physicist at UCLA. In Los Angeles, he discovers a link to the underground intifada in Jerusalem, and he tracks the conspirators until they thwart him with an ingenious plan.Whether Shai will be able to depend on Ramzy to help stop a horrific attack is a question on which the fate of these peoples ─ and the greater world ─ depends.___________________________________________What Readers Are Saying:★★★★★"To Destroy Jerusalem is a fast paced, modern times thriller that builds with each successive chapter, only to climax with an explosive