Kill list by Frederick Forsyth

"Kill list", latest thriller by Frederick Forsyth. Forsyth turned 75 in August.

America maintains a list of terrorists to be eliminated covertly, without arrest or trial. A new name 'The Preacher' is added after a series of assassinations of american public servants, inspired by Preacher's sermons. No one knows the identity of the Preacher as he wears a mask while delivering sermons. The job is given to a person called 'The Tracker'.

The story is about how tracker tracks the preacher. Story takes us to Pakistan, England, Djibouti and Somalia. Does he identify preachers real identity? Can he stop the assassinations? Does he find the preacher?

All thought from the advertisements of this book it appears that the real name and identities of Preacher and Tracker are the suspense of the story, in reality their true identities are revealed to the readers early in the story.

Reader gains a good knowledge of the gadgetry, hardware and technology used by America in fight against terrorism. Although the book is rich in content and technical details, it is short in action by standards of a thriller. The story is evenly paced and does not let you abandon the book.

Although the book is good on its own, Forsyth's previous books (The day of the jackal, Fist of God, The icon, The Afgan, The cobra.. to name a few) were better.

An OK read.