From the bestselling author of The Day of the Jackal, internationalmaster of intrigue Frederick Forsyth, comes a thriller that brilliantlyblends fact with fiction for one of this summer's--or any season's--mostexplosive reads!

From the behind-the-scenes decision-making of the Allies to the secret meetings of Saddam Hussein's war cabinet, from the brave American fliers running their dangerous missions over Iraq to the heroic young spy planted deep in the heart of Baghdad, Forsyth's incomparable storytelling skill keeps the suspense at a breakneck pace.Somewhere in Baghdad is the mysterious "Jericho," the traitor who is willing--for a price--to reveal what is going on in the high councils of the Iraqi dictator.But Saddam's ultimate weapon has been kept secret even from his most trusted advisers, and the nightmare scenario that haunts General Schwarzkopf and his colleagues is suddenly imminent, unless somehow, the spy can locate that weapon--The Fist of God--in time.

Peopled with vivid characters, brilliantly displaying Forsyth's incomparable, knowledge of intelligence operations and tradecraft, moving back and forth

between Washington and London, Baghdad and Kuwait, desert vastnesses and city bazaars, this breathtaking novel is an utterly convincing story of what may

actually have happened behind the headlines.

弗·福赛斯（Frederick Forsyth, 1938~）

国际政治惊悚小说大师,最受情报界推崇的间谍小说作家。他的小说用新闻写作的手法,以翔实的事实调查为基础,并充满精确的技术细节。他笔下的人物具有高智商的逻辑思维、训练有素的专业性、坚决彻底的执行力、快速的危机处理和应变能力,堪称项目策划实施的至高典范。

福赛斯本人的经历很传奇：6岁就曾试图搭载美军坦克去诺曼底参战,16岁偷偷单独驾驶双翼飞机翱翔蓝天,19岁成为英国皇家空军史上最年轻的战斗机飞行员。能讲英、法、德、俄、西班牙等多国语言,曾任英国路透社、BBC记者,深入局势动荡地区采访时,曾与雇佣兵、职业刺客、军火贩子等打过交道,多次在流弹中死里逃生。

福赛斯对世界各国的政治主张、历史恩怨、宗教矛盾、民俗风情、特种部队、间谍手法、武器装备等了如指掌,他的小说素有“杀手指南”“间谍培训手册”之称。他对国际阴谋和情报的敏感与前瞻性,让美国中情局、英国密情局、以色列摩萨德等情报机构不得不时时关注着他。

2012年2月16日,英国“犯罪小说作家协会”（CWA）授予福赛斯终身成就奖——“钻石匕首奖”(Cartier Diamond Dagger)。