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Phoenix
Author: Amos Aricha, Eli Landau

Phoenix is the best professional killer on the planet. Shadowy conspirators in the highest circles of Mideastern power are out to sabotage the Arab-Israeli peace treaty by assassinating Moshe Dayan, one of the world's most heavily guarded men. They hire Phoenix for the job and all hell breaks loose — This novel bills itself as "the best espionage... more » thriller since `The Day of the Jackal." The plot revolves around a Libyan assassination attempt against Moyshe Dayan, foreign minister of Israel in 1978. Moyshe Dayan is largely believed to be one of the chief architects of the peace agreement between Egypt and Israel in 1978, and was groundbreaking for the time since most Arab states has agreed to a policy of three "NO's" formulated in August 1967 at Khartoum: NO peace with Israel, NO negotiations with Israel, and NO recognition of Israel.

In the novel, the Libyans attempt to assassinate Moyshe Dayan because they believed him to be the only Israeli capable of negotiating with Arabs since he was an Arabic speaker and grew up around Arabs, being familiar with Arab culture. The same formula is still practiced in the Arab world, in a strange condition where art mimics reality, and there are still radicals trying to kill in order to derail peace agreements. Violence often does derail peace talks too.

One of the most frightening parts of the novel is the assassin, Phoenix, who is an utter psychopath and a malicious genius at the same time. He speaks half a dozen languages flawlessly without accent, can change his appearance at the drop of the hat, and will kill without hesitation. He is also a master planner, always extensively preparing before making any move.

One of the reasons the Phoenix is so convincing is that the author, Amos Aricha, is a former chief superintendent of the Israeli police force, and is very familiar with the operations of Interpol, espionage agencies, and what kind of criminals are successful. In writing about the Phoenix, he combined the traits of "successful" criminals to make a mastermind of evil.

Amos Aricha is also a wonderful researcher, which is evident in the amount of real-life political and diplomatic personalities in his book. Mr. Aricha writes:

"This story of a Libyan plot to assassinate an Israeli political leader is entirely fictitious. However, the names of some real world leaders and some actual international political events have been incorporated into the story for the purposes of creating an authentic fictional background."

ISBN-13: 9780451098450
ISBN-10: 0451098455
Pages: 298
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Publisher: New American Library
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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