Reviewed by Andrew Lubin

This is a novel that reads like it’s been ripped from the front page of the New York Times.

Continued crisis in the middle east, an oil ‘issue’, Israeli-Palestinian problems, FBI-CIA turf battles; first-time author David Salkin has come up with a book that begins to rival the stories of Tom Clancy. A former Marine, Salkin writes knowledgably and at times, humorously, on the Middle East, and his research and attention to detail is one of the reason the book is so readable. Set in the post 9/11 world, “Crescent Fire” could be either a fiction novel or the next headline in Newsweek – it’s that good. Could we see another terror attack on CONUS ? “Crescent Fire” makes the case that we could.

Highly recommended, Salkin has written a book that makes for excellent reading for anyone interested in current events.