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Fire with Fire

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First of all: I liked the book. The concept is a tad naive, but rewarding in itself. Don't we all wish there were an organization to deal back to the terrorists a dose of their own medicine?
Of course such organizations do exist, and have existed in the past. Of many we know only for their fiascoes. Anyone remember the bomb in the Rainbow warrior in New Zealand? The triple A in Argentina?
Problem with the concept is, of course, that such organizations have to operate outside the limits of law and outside the concepts of good and evil that we all (except for the terrorists) take for granted; eventually, horrible crimes, difering only in magnitude from the terrorist's are committed. How do you avoid that? Adroitly, Kahane injects a moral brake in the anti-terror organization, and succeeds in leaving us with a feel-good happy ending. I only give this 4 stars, because it is precisely in that happy ending, where I feel my momentary suspension of disbelief ends.
It is however a satisfying read.
Dont you wish ...
In this book, Kahane adroitly

Written by global traveler Allan Kahne, who has experienced firsthand the increasingly negative perception of America by the world at large, Fire With Fire is gripping novel of revenge and suspense. When Jake Burke's wife and daughter are slain in a terrorist attack on U.S. soil, he devotes his personal wealth to track down and execute the lone surviving bomber in Egypt. In the process, Jake and his assistant Miranda are swept into an operation run by rogue intelligence agents who dare to combat terrorism with tactics the government cannot use - fighting fire with fire. Though fictional, Fire With Fire draws heavily upon real people and real situations to present a chillingly believable threat, from suitcase nuclear bombs (eighty-four of which are currently still unaccounted for) to the past and present realities of Egypt, Israel, and Iran. A shocking novel of violence and cruel choices in a bloody underground war.

The hero of this excellent novel is Jake Burke.He is the President and
CEO ofBurke and Partners.This is the third largest Hedge Fund Management
company in the country.Due to his sucess with this company Jake Burke has
become a tremendously wealthy man.
Mr. Burke has taken his wife and daughter to FAO Schwarz(an exclusive
toy store in New York) to purchase his daughter a doll.There they fall
victim to a suicide bomber.His wife and daughter are killed.He launches an
investigation to find out who is responsible for the death of his wife and daughter.He traces one of the escaping bombers to Egypt.He and his
assistant Miranda go to Egypt to kill Ashraf Ismail Biali,a member of
Popular Islamic Jihad.They locate Biali and kill him.They are kidnapped by a group known as STOP(Suspend Terrorism or Perish).This group is made
up of former agents from CIA,Mossad and French Intelligence.
Burke is informed by this group that he has killed a terrorist whi is going to infiltrate the Popular Islamic Jihad.He agrees to become a member of this group and make his vast fortune available for their use.
STOP pulls several missions in Iran.Jake comes up with a master plan to sabotage the mullahs in Iran.Jake is also able to obtain the identity
of the Chief of Popular Islamic Jihad who ordered the bombing that killed his wife and daughter.It becomes his goal to locate and assassinate Abdel Aziz Rifaat.
This is a very good book.It is action packed and will keep you reading.
The author has good knowledge of his subject matter.Be sure to read this one.You will not be dissapointed.

I received the book as a gift and read it almost in one sitting.
The plot is well conceived, credible but the ending was predictable and I am still wondering why there was a Miranda in the story.She was almost mute and did not help in any way the hero (only in their affair).
One interesting thing in the book, and the reason why I gave it 4 stars, is that the author expressed his opinion about what is really happening in the Middle East and was not afraid to be politicaly incorrect, naming the things as they really are, which is not something we see everyday.
The whole cenario may happen any day especially in the U.S. and the part of terrorism is credible enough.

I love the premise and subject matter of this book, which is why I bought it. Normally, books of the genre keep me up at night, because I can't put it down. This one, however, was tougher to get through. It managed to be a little boring somehow. And I didn't like the Miranda - love interest aspect either. I thought that part was a waste of time. So, I didn't hate, it but it wasn't a page-turner.

I sorry I purchased this book, what a waste of good money and time!!!