In The Iraqi Provocation, Larry Soderquist’s second Eric Berg Mystery, the body of an Iraqi graduate student lies mangled outside his dorm, ripped apart by a bomb. Professor Eric Berg, a former military police lieutenant who works with the campus police, is soon caught up in a series of brutal murders and an assassination attempt—a trail of events that leads him to Baghdad, Washington and beyond. Spies and high-level government officials cross Berg’s path as he teams up with Kate Michaelman, a detective with whom he shares a smoky past, to discover the hidden truth. Larry Soderquist’s second Eric Berg Mystery delivers exquisite suspense and a captivating conclusion readers won’t soon forget.
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Larry Soderquist has authored ten books, The Iraqi Provocation being his second Eric Berg Mystery. He filled the Joseph Flom Visiting Chair at Harvard and is frequently interviewed by The Wall Street Journal and other national media. He has held a variety of military positions, including chief intelligence officer on a general’s staff, and has lived many places, including Moscow during the Cold War. He teaches law at Vanderbilt and consults with Dinsmore & Shohl, and he now splits his time between Nashville and a farm in the Tennessee hills.
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A great mystery by a master storyteller. The Iraqi Provocation moves fast, always keeping the reader engaged. The main character, Eric Berg, is a complex and interestingly flawed university professor who may be misunderstood unless one focuses on the conflicts in his personality. Two female characters shine in the book - a detective who works with Berg, and a secret service agent. The Iraqi Provocation realistically explores human foibles, adding to the fun of the read.
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Another compelling, quick-paced mystery featuring the complex college professor/detective Eric Berg. Iraqi Provocation gets going on the first page and keeps the reader engaged. Its timely plot spans the subjects of espionage, counterintelligence, academia, and theology. My fellow mystery fans are in for a treat.
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As with his previous foray into the life of Eric Berg in The Labcoat, The Iraqi Provocation is engaging and a pleasure to read from the first page to the last. Soderquist capitalizes on his diverse background to combine the details of life in an academic setting with the secretive world of intelligence gathering, from the unique perspectives of a college campus police force to the secret service, CIA and White House. As a result, you are made to simultaneously feel a part of worlds as diverse as academia and high international intrigue, not a feat many authors today could accomplish. Not prone to filling pages with irrelevant or superfluous details, Soderquist provides just the right amount of details regarding the academic and intelligence worlds to allow you say "I didn't know that" while never breaking your stride in turning the pages. The plot is timely and as relevant as today's headlines, and it gets you thinking--the storyline could in fact occur in this new age in which we live. New to Soderquist, or a continuing fan, you won't be sorry you bought this book.
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Not very mysterious, but very sexist
This was my first Soderquist book. The pacing of the book is quite fast, so much so that it seems he was pressed to get this book out when it became apparent that the war with Iraq... Read more
Published on April 2, 2003 by K. Whitt
Intrigue, spice, and everything nice!
This is a terrific read - fast-paced, very readable, and exciting. Soderquist leaves you with the sure knowledge that he really knows how such investigations would be conducted,... Read more
Published on March 11, 2003 by JKB
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