The Devil's Light

By: Richard North Patterson

Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris

Now in a premium edition—a ripped-from-the-headlines thriller about an act of nuclear terrorism plotted by Al Qaeda, and the CIA officer who must find the weapon before it causes the Middle East to go up in flames.

THE DEVIL’S LIGHT tells the story of an AL Qeda operative named Amer Al Zaroor, who, on orders from Osama Bin Laden, directs the theft of a nuclear weapon from the Pakistani military, and then transports it toward its intended target, Israel. Meanwhile Bin Laden announces to the world that he will make a major terrorist strike on 9/11/10, the tenth anniversary of 9/11. Deep inside Washington, Brooke Chandler, a CIA operative whose cover was blown by an incompetent colleague in Lebanon, thinks he knows how the bomb is being moved toward its target and how to find it. First he must overcome the skepticism of the CIA and the White House, and then he must find the bomb and disable or detonate it before it causes the Middle East to go up in flames.

One of Patterson's Better Stories

An excellent story well told. Only the recent demise of Osama bin Laden kept this from being a heart pounder. The characters are engaging. This book featured some of the best villain character development I've encountered. With "Exile" as a 5, this story rates a 4.3.

Boring

It's incredible but true (IMHO) that a story with this subject could be boring. Perhaps an abridged version would be much better.

Better to read this than listen to it

I have read all of Richard North Patterson's books and really liked them - his character developments, narratives, plots, endings, etc. I did not enjoy this one as much as his previous books, however. I could not remember the Arabic names from chapter to chapter, who the bad guys and good guys were (Arabic names sounded so much alike), and the switching from past to present was confusing. I think it would have been easier for me if I had read the book rather than listening to it as I could then actually see the names and the chapters that switched from different time periods (there wasn't enough "pausing" between the time period switches). And because of the long descriptions and history, which are important to the story, I often found my mind wandering. All in all, I think actually reading this book rather than listening to it would make it more appealing.

Timely and pertinent information beneath the story

Would you listen to The Devil's Light again? Why?

Yes. Primarily, as a very good instructional piece about the different religious and fanatical groups in the middle east and the alliances and countries in which they exist and struggle

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

It would have if I were better informed of the various factions and locations contained in the book.

What does Dennis Boutsikaris bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

His narrative style is smooth and easy to listen to, without over dramatization

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Are there enough resources to protect all the viable targets of the extremists in today's world?

I highly recomend this book

In light of recent events, it was a little spooky listening to this book. I felt a part of the events. I was taken in by the wonderful writting. The past ten years made more sense to me than ever before. The characters are so real and I will listen again I'm sure.