Critical Mass, by Whitley Strieber

April 13, 2009 by
Filed under: book review, technothriller, Thriller, Whitley Strieber 

This is an overheated thriller based on a somewhat unlikely – but still interesting – scenario about nuclear terrorism by bestselling author Whitley Strieber Critical Mass, by Whitley strieber (see also 2012: The War for Souls). The main character in the book is Jim Deutsch, a CIA contract employee, who has expertise in counter-proliferation work. He discovers that nuclear devices have been smuggled into the US. While investigating, he finds himself facing roadblocks at every turn, forcing him not to trust anyone. It seems America’s elaborate homeland security apparatus has been compromised.

Then, while Deutsch is still trying to make his report, Las Vegas is bombed and completely wiped out. As it turns out, the fate of the entire world seems to now be in the hands of an unknown Islamic terror organization, headed by a master-terrorist known only as the Madhi.

U.S. president William Fitzgerald is faced with the choice of launching a devastating counterattack aimed at much of the Muslim world, or surrendering to the Madhi, or trying to find the exact location of the threat. And the clock is running, and the deadline approaching.

Strieber is a good writer and knows very well how to build suspense. So, if you are willing to suspend belief a little, and allow that the scenario of Critical Mass is a possible scenario, then this is an exceedingly exciting thriller!

The author: Whitley Strieber is the author of over 30 novels, including the Wolfen, the Hunger, Warday, Communion, Superstorm, The Grays and 2012. The Wolfen, the Hunger, Communion, and Superstorm (as the Day After Tomorrow) were all made into films, and the Grays and 2012 are in preproduction at Sony and Warner Bros. respectively.

Links to Whitley Strieber’s books at amazon US, amazon UK, and amazon CAN.

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