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Review by shavinka12 -- Devil in False Colors
[Following is a volunteer review of "Devil in False Colors" by Jack Winnick.]
Devil In False Colors is the third book in the Uri and Lara series written by Jack Winnick. This book consists of characters that carry on from the previous two books in the series, but the story itself is a standalone political thriller that grips the reader from the beginning to the end. This book addresses many aspects of the ongoing war on terrorism, as well as the hatred between the two distinct divisions of the Muslim faith: the Sunni and the Shia groups. The story starts off with the brutal and horrific murder of Jewish children at a pre-school in Beverly Hills, with enough evidence left behind to assume this was committed by an ISIS cell. We are then introduced to the main characters from the previous encounters, wherein the author gives the reader a quick background on both main characters that makes this book a standalone read. Lara Edmond is an FBI agent working with the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), and Uri Levin is an Israeli Mossad agent who is a special operative in the Metsada, in a highly classified wing known as Kidon, are called in by the Los Angeles field office to infiltrate the cell and investigate who’s behind the crime.
Later, there was another second attack that occurred simultaneously in two Jewish congregations during a popular Jewish festival that accelerates the response of the U.S towards these perpetrators as, Lara is approved to pose as a candidate for a Muslim cleric looking for a blond, Caucasian wife and, Levi assumes the role of an escaped terrorist from Israeli prison. The story then builds up progressively as we are shown the hidden hand of the Iranian prime minister influencing the Hezbollah and, the political aspect of nuclear agreements aimed at Iran that is influenced by various other players.
I like how the author keeps the reader in suspense the whole time regarding the plot and how it twists surprisingly with each new action made by either side. The writer makes it so that the suspense is felt off each scene, including that of the hand-to-hand combat areas too. The political aspect, though written in an earlier time, reflects much of what happened in the history of U.S-Iran nuclear sanctions and agreements. The author's facts, well-written reasons behind plot twists and, even his characters’ build-ups, even those of the minor characters, were amazing and were what kept the story real and what separated it from other political thrillers out there.
There weren’t many negatives in this book for the reader, but one must point out the fact that some of the aggressors kept calling Lara a ‘slut’ and ‘whore’ multiple times that seemed, at times, pretty uncalled for abuse towards a certain character that isn’t replicated towards her counterpart Uri that aggressively. Other than this minor downfall, I think the story was well written and edited pretty well.
I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars, for its well-conducted plot, information on current global politics, and the action provided. The author gives the reader a strong view of the Israeli opinion of the war that some readers may find a bit offensive, but I encourage readers to have an open mind when perusing these matters. The book contains a few erotic scenes that were sexual content that I evaluated to be around the scale of 4 out of 5. Overall, a great book filled with action and political knowledge that I would encourage readers of the age of 17 and above to read, as long as they keep an open mind in these conflicting views of interest.
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Devil in False Colors
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Devil In False Colors is the third book in the Uri and Lara series written by Jack Winnick. This book consists of characters that carry on from the previous two books in the series, but the story itself is a standalone political thriller that grips the reader from the beginning to the end. This book addresses many aspects of the ongoing war on terrorism, as well as the hatred between the two distinct divisions of the Muslim faith: the Sunni and the Shia groups. The story starts off with the brutal and horrific murder of Jewish children at a pre-school in Beverly Hills, with enough evidence left behind to assume this was committed by an ISIS cell. We are then introduced to the main characters from the previous encounters, wherein the author gives the reader a quick background on both main characters that makes this book a standalone read. Lara Edmond is an FBI agent working with the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), and Uri Levin is an Israeli Mossad agent who is a special operative in the Metsada, in a highly classified wing known as Kidon, are called in by the Los Angeles field office to infiltrate the cell and investigate who’s behind the crime.
Later, there was another second attack that occurred simultaneously in two Jewish congregations during a popular Jewish festival that accelerates the response of the U.S towards these perpetrators as, Lara is approved to pose as a candidate for a Muslim cleric looking for a blond, Caucasian wife and, Levi assumes the role of an escaped terrorist from Israeli prison. The story then builds up progressively as we are shown the hidden hand of the Iranian prime minister influencing the Hezbollah and, the political aspect of nuclear agreements aimed at Iran that is influenced by various other players.
I like how the author keeps the reader in suspense the whole time regarding the plot and how it twists surprisingly with each new action made by either side. The writer makes it so that the suspense is felt off each scene, including that of the hand-to-hand combat areas too. The political aspect, though written in an earlier time, reflects much of what happened in the history of U.S-Iran nuclear sanctions and agreements. The author's facts, well-written reasons behind plot twists and, even his characters’ build-ups, even those of the minor characters, were amazing and were what kept the story real and what separated it from other political thrillers out there.
There weren’t many negatives in this book for the reader, but one must point out the fact that some of the aggressors kept calling Lara a ‘slut’ and ‘whore’ multiple times that seemed, at times, pretty uncalled for abuse towards a certain character that isn’t replicated towards her counterpart Uri that aggressively. Other than this minor downfall, I think the story was well written and edited pretty well.
I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars, for its well-conducted plot, information on current global politics, and the action provided. The author gives the reader a strong view of the Israeli opinion of the war that some readers may find a bit offensive, but I encourage readers to have an open mind when perusing these matters. The book contains a few erotic scenes that were sexual content that I evaluated to be around the scale of 4 out of 5. Overall, a great book filled with action and political knowledge that I would encourage readers of the age of 17 and above to read, as long as they keep an open mind in these conflicting views of interest.
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Devil in False Colors
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