Wing of the Falcon

by Jo Franklin

Book Overview

The Wing of the Falcon is a war story, a high-tech espionage thriller and love story set during the Persian Gulf War. The clashing of Western politics with the exotic world of the Middle East, and the terrors of international intrigue and reconnaissance, are blended into an eye-opening, cleverly disguised story of the terrifying events leading up to the Gulf Conflict, and just how shockingly close the Allies came to losing the war before it even began...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 096454590X
• ISBN13: 9780964545908
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Atlantis Press
• Length: 532 Pages
• Weight: 1.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A great read!

I loved this book--it was recommended to me by a friend who knew that I had spent time in the Middle East & I have to say, the story really evokes the essence and flavor of the area--you can almost smell the incense as you read. The plot kept me up all night--just couldn't put it down...Great suspense/espionage, also a poignant love story.

Adventurous, Exotic, and Fully Believable

This is a great book! My wife and I both read it after having lived in the Middle East for several years, and were pleased at the author's care to present Arabian life and culture in an accurate fashion. But this is not a story about Arabia, nor is it a story about war; it is an engrossing tale of espionage, love, betrayal, and three people trying to save a precarious government from collapse. I would like to give the book five stars, but the edition I read contained several spelling errors near the end; it looked as if the proof-reader had been in a hurry. But I do recommend the novel.