Unit 8200 is considered one of the most secretive units of the Israeli intelligence, in charge with code decryption and signal intelligence (SIGINT). The author of Unit 8200 - translated from English to German by Gottfried Röckelein - former editor-in-chief of Ha´aretz was himself an operative of this unit, hence the many - way too many, in my opinion - details related to institutional limitation and procedure within various units and decision-layers of Israel´s intelligence establishment.
The action takes place within a bit over 24 hours - and over 450 pages - trying to trace the whereabouts of an Israeli officer disappeared without a trace upon hisarrival at Paris´ Charles de Gaulle airport. But it seems it was a mistake and the target was a completely different person, and the search for the true culprits and victims brings into action international crime networks from China and Russian pawns. Although I´ve felt that sometimes the discussions are too long and the pace too slow, there are a lot of interesting twists and unexpected turns, mostly due to the women characters in the book.
The book was a hit for the Israeli book charts for weeks, and the film rights were already sold.
I may confessed I had completely different - and higher - expectations, and it took me a very long time to properly finish this book. Some books are just not mean to happen, that´s all.
Rating: 3 stars
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