Review: Gripping thriller
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 22, 2013
Tsunami Connection is a fast-paced political thriller, intense, gripping,  and action-packed.The plot of this international espionage tale focuses on Kefira, a highly-skilled Mossad operative.  The book starts with a dangerous and deadly military operation in the Sinai Desert. Kefira is in the center of the action and comes across as rational, logical, and highly trained. Kefira's strong intuition, probably also a result of her training and experience, helps her make the right decisions in very difficult circumstances.A few chapters later, the author takes us back in time to a younger Kefira.  The scene in her high school headmaster's office is tense, emotional, and provides the readers with an understanding of traumatic events that brought Kefira to her life in the Mossad and hints at the reasons for the strength of her character.One of the aspects of this book that I especially enjoyed is the change of pace that kept me involved in this story from start to finish. The narrative varied from tension-filled action scenes to quieter, slower (but still tense) scenes that allowed for a more in-depth character development. One of my favorite scenes is Kefira's interaction with Fripo, an older man she meets in Buenos Aires.Their interaction is not only important  to the plot, but it also gives the readers an opportunity to see a different side of Kefira: she puts her guard down and shares her feelings on a traumatic event in her childhood that has shaped her life. That interaction is one of the many scenes that make Kefira a much more realistic character, a person to relate to and root for.I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest non-reciprocal review.