The Devil's Light

The plot is about a missing nuclear warhead,threats by Al-Qaeda to annihilate USA on the 9/11 anniversary, chaos, mayhem and search for the bomb in the Middle-East. The plot is thin but interspersed with the political history of Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan which make......more

This squeaked out 3 stars for me because of the intersting history involved. This novel is taking place as the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches. What do you think old AlQeda is up to? More plans for terrorist attacks. So the hero has to figure out what is going on and save the day. But in the mea......more

Helped understand middle east factions.......more

Richard North Patterson demonstrates his research prowess in “The Devil’s Light.” The novel is a clear look at the massive complexities of international relations, terrorism, religious passion, and clandestine espionage. To create the book, Patterson explains that he relied on a massive network of p......more

Better as a on a primer on how nuclear weapons could be deployed from Lebanon, The Devil's Light is only a so-so novel. I hate saying this, because I normally enjoy Richard North Patterson's work. This one kept me going because it was jam-packed with interesting information, maps, and theories of th......more