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The Afghan by Frederick Forsyth

The Afghan

Frederick Forsyth

Penguin Publishing Group · Paperback · August 7, 2007

A nearly impossible undercover mission may be the only chance to stop a terrorist attack in this action-packed thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling author Frederick Forsyth.

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Who it’s for
A high-stakes infiltration gives this thriller its pull, with danger built into the mission.
Themes
Terrorism, Undercover intelligence
Pacing
Fast

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About this book

A nearly impossible undercover mission may be the only chance to stop a terrorist attack in this action-packed thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling author Frederick Forsyth. When British and American intelligence discover an Al Qaeda operation in the works, they need a man on the inside to get ahead of a possible attack. They enlist Colonel Mike Martin, a hardened veteran, to go undercover.

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Colonel Martin prepares to pass himself off as former senior Taliban commander Izmat Khan and infiltrate the enemy. But nothing can prepare Martin for the dark and shifting world he is about to enter—or the terrible things he will find there.

Undercover Tension

A high-stakes infiltration gives this thriller its pull, with danger built into the mission.

Come here for

  • Intelligence work and a risky undercover mission
  • Military and political thriller tensions

Expect

  • A hardened veteran posing as a former Taliban commander
  • A dark, shifting world and the threat of an attack

Where it sits

Spy Fiction76%
Military Thrillers54%
Terrorism Thrillers54%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Action & Adventure
  • Military Thrillers
  • Political Thrillers
Authors
Frederick Forsyth
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Published
August 7, 2007
Format
Paperback
Theme
Terrorism · Undercover intelligence
Reading lane
Action & Adventure