The plot, at first blush, seems to be rather low-key, until Evans’ explanation of area geopolitics sinks in. Then the gravity of the act is fully realized, and our protagonist is in the thick of it. He’s a Pakistani who’s seen a fair amount of the world and has absorbed it, and is working for a Pakistani intelligence agency. Complicating matters include the inherent and steadily fanned hatred of each other by many Pakistanis and Indians, and a budding love affair between our westernized protagonist and the daughter of an engineer who was responsible for the design of the structure which terrorists are planning to destroy, with the extra complication that she’s Indian.
The plot steadily builds after the background has been sufficiently crafted, and in the last 50 or so pages the plot makes several zigzags which, I admit, snookered me once or twice. This book has enough to interest even the most casual reader, the dialogue is believable, and the plot crackles enough to keep an adrenalin junkie satisfied. But then nuclear war can do that.
Most of the action takes place in the countries of South Asia – Pakistan, India and Bangladesh – but also with DC, London, and the Gulf Coast represented periodically.
Don’t miss this great read. It’s only a shadow away from today’s headlines, and I highly recommend it.
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