The date: April, 1979. The place: Toulon, France. The assignment: to destroy nuclear reactor parts bound for Iraq. The man in charge: Eli Katzar, master Israeli spy and leader of the Ezra project. His... This description may be from another edition of this product.
This is a favorite I've read many times since its first paperback release. The characters are well drawn, the assignments intriguing, and the back drop of the history of Israel and the embryonic Mossad spurs me to research non-fiction historic information. I learn something new every time I read it, and love its epic length. It's a good read and I'm always sad to reach the end.
An absorbing spy thriller about the Mossad.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Code Ezra is set in 1979 with flashbacks to the 40's, 50's, and 60's. It chronicles the role of a fictional three woman Mossad team, recruited and trained by a master spy, in Israel's war for independence and in one final mission which involves Iraq's attempts to build nuclear weapons. There are fascinating insights into the secrets of the Mossad. It reads as if drawn from current headlines and is by no means dated even though it was published in 1986.
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