内容简介
Vengeanceisatruestorythatreadslikeanovel.ItistheaccountoffiveordinaryIsraelis,selectedtovanishinto"thecold"ofespionagesecrecy--theirmissiontohuntdownandkillthePLOterroristsresponsibleforthemassacreofelevenIsraeliathletesattheMunichOlympicsin1972.
Thisistheaccountofthatsecretmission,asrelatedbytheleaderofthegroup--thefirstMossadagenttocomeoutof"deepcover"andtellthestoryofaheroicendeavorthatwasshroudedinsilenceandspeculationforyears.Herevealsthelonganddangerousoperationwhosesuccesswasboughtataterriblecosttotheidealisticvolunteeragentsthemselves.
"Avner"wastheleaderofthatteam,handpickedbyGoldaMeirtoavengethemonstrouscrimeofMunich.Heandhisyoungcompanions,cutofffromanydirectcontactwithIsrael,setoutsystematicallytofindandkillthecentralfiguresofthePLO'sMunichoperation,trackingthemdownwherevertheylived.
Themechanics,thehorror,theday-by-daysuspenseofwhattheydidsurpassbyfaranythingJohnleCarréorRobertLudlumcouldimagine,astheythemselvesweretrackedinturn(andsomekilled)byPLOassassins,changingidentitiesconstantly,movingfromcountrytocountry,devotingtheiryounglivestothebrutaltaskofvengeance.
Vengeanceisaprofoundlyhumandocument,areal-lifeespionageclassicthatplungesthereaderintotheshadowworldofterrorismandpoliticalmurder.Butitgoesfarbeyondthat,toexplorefirsthandthefeelingsofdisgustanddoubtthatgraduallycametotormenteachmemberoftheIsraeliteam,andthatintheendinexorablychangedtheirviewofthemission--andthemselves.
Vengeanceopensawindowontoasecretworld,abookthatatthesametimeinspiresandhorrifies.Foritssubjectisanactofrevengethatgoestotheveryheartoftheancientbiblicalquestionsofgoodandevil.,
作者简介
GeorgeJonaswasborninBudapest,Hungary,in1935.FollowingtheHungarianuprisingof1956,heemigratedtoCanada.Inadditiontofourteenbooks,threeofwhichhavebecomenationalandinternationalbestsellers,JonashaswrittenforTheWallStreetJournal,TheChicagoSun-Times,andotherpublications.In1978,hewontheEdgarAllanPoeAwardforBestTrueCrime.,