About this title: An ex-Navy SEAL and retired U.S. government agent sets himself against his former employer in this nuanced post-9/11 thriller. Years ago, Arab-American Salam "Fade" Al Fayad suffered a potentially crippling gunshot wound while working for the U.S. government, and the government declined to pay for surgery. So when Hillel Strand, head of a covert branch of Homeland Security, tries to recruit Fade for a vital Middle East mission, he declines in kind. Unfortunately, Strand is determined to secure Fade's acceptance at any cost, and the situation quickly explodes into violence.
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Binding: MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
ISBN-13:9780312934187ISBN:0312934181
Description: Very Good. 0312934181 Great condition paperback book, clean pages, mild creases to spine, some edge/corner rubs, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save With US. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780312934187ISBN:0312934181
Description: Good. 0312934181 Mass market paperback, previously read used book in good condition, varying degrees of shelf wear, some spine creases, m..._ read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780312934187ISBN:0312934181
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Slight binding wear. Page 91 has had corner bent over. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 359 p. Audience: General/trade. Used book, slight binding wear. Page 91 has corner of page has been bent over. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780312934187ISBN:0312934181
Description: Grade: C. Catalog: Fiction Thriller General Synopsis: 359 pages. A former Navy SEAL who speaks perfect Arabic, Salam al-Fayed (a.k.a. 'Fade') had been one of the deadliest weapons in America's arsenal-u... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780312335779ISBN:0312335776
Description: Good in Good jacket. 67-u Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or highlighting. These books also may contain the previous owner's name, stamp, sticker, or gift inscription, or may be library discards. read more
"About two-thirds of the way through the Fade character changed -- enough that I thought the writer's agent or editor said, "If we want to have this picked up by a movie studio as a screenplay, we need to model Fade to be more like Vin Diesel..."
The relentless bad luck and unhappy events in Fade's life make it almost a relief when the character finds release (i.e., dies) at the end of the book. The female S.W.A.T. team police officer is left hanging -- a character the author may want to write more about at a later date? The women characters intrigued me -- but were relegated to the background, for the most part.
It was as though the author had lots of meaty material, but couldn't decide what direction to pursue (serial killer of blonde women? Jack Ryan-esque character with Rocker wife? doomed love story?)"
"Fade is a guy who worked in the military and always did the right thing only to be injured and have the government turn their back on him. Years later the government comes to solicite his help and he decides to get his revenge."
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