Az-Zil: The Shadow

Az-Zil: The Shadow A Jack McGuire Mystery By: Douglass E. Anderson It's January 19, 1991 in southern Iraq. Ata al-Hassani, a 14-year old boy, stands on a hillside overlooking his small Iraqi Village and "The Highway of Death". He watched as the U.S. and its Allies attacked the retreating Iraqi Army and saw his home and family destroyed. He vowed to somehow avenge them against "the Great Satan". As time went on he became a successful al-Qaida warrior known worldwide as "Az-Zil: the Shadow". A team of terrorists led by Alex Umarov, "the Commander", break into a Russian Submarine Base at Novorossiysk, Russia on the Black Sea. They steal two Nuclear Suitcase Bombs, throwbacks to the cold-war era and they eventually find their way into the hands of al-Qaida. The CIA uncovers an imminent al-Qaida attack on the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon and they assign their to Agent, Jack McGuire, to handle it. His investigation discovers evidence of other threats aimed at the United States and he scrambles to prevent an attack closer to home.

• | Author: Douglass E. Anderson
• | Publisher: Dorrance Publishing Co.
• | Publication Date: Sep 02, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 316 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Fiction
• | ISBN-10: 1685372244
• | ISBN-13: 9781685372248