Books by Steven Hartov

Israeli espionage agent Eytan Eckstein and his team set out to eliminate master terrorist Amar Kamil in Germany, but tragically kill the wrong man.  In a brutal hunt across the globe, Kamil turns the tables on Eckstein, eliminating the team one-by-one as he heads for Jerusalem in a plot to assassinate the Israeli Prime Minister.

Israeli Military Intelligence agents Eytan Eckstein and Benni Baum are summoned once more to undertake a mission that could be their last.  A defecting Czech spy claims to know the identity of a mole within Israel’s top secret nuclear program, but he has fled to Africa and will only turn over the information if a string of his demands are met.  Thus begins “Operation Sorcerer,” a quest to extricate the Czech spy, rescue a throng of desperate refugees, and survive the onslaught of Africa warlords determined to destroy the Israeli heroes.Steven Hartov was born in the United States and educated at Boston University.  After serving in the U.S. Military Sealift Command, he emigrated to Israel and served in the Israel Defense Forces parachute corps and Military Intelligence special operations.  He is the author of the espionage trilogy, “The Heat of Ramadan,” “The Nylon Hand of God,” and “The Devil’s Shepherd,” and co-author of the New York Times best seller “In the Company of Heroes” and “The Night Stalkers.”  For six years, Hartov helmed “Special Operations Report” as Editor-in-Chief.  He currently serves as a Task Force commander in the New York Guard and is writing a new novel.Readers held in suspense throughout this galloping plot will end with their nails in their mouths, awaiting the next installment. -Kirkus ReviewsA superb thriller with brains and heart. . . . an electrifying and brilliantly paced book. -Detroit Free PressBursting at the seams with action and intrigue, Hartov’s thriller also boasts great characters… “The Devil’s Shepherd” mixes lessons in world politics with martial arts know-how and intelligence savvy so adroitly that readers will be enjoying themselves too much to realize they may have learned something. -Missouri Journal Sentinael

Israeli Military Intelligence agents Eytan Eckstein and Benni Baum are about to conclude a delicate prisoner swap between Israel and her nemesis, Iran.  But when a suicide bombing at the Israeli embassy in New York throws the plan into chaos, they discover the involvement of Martina Klump, a vicious German terrorist who has an old score to settle with Baum.  If Eckstein and Baum can’t stop her, Klump will not only thwart the prisoner swap, but ignite an all-out war between Israel and Iran.Steven Hartov was born in the United States and educated at Boston University.  After serving in the U.S. Military Sealift Command, he emigrated to Israel and served in the Israel Defense Forces parachute corps and Military Intelligence special operations.  He is the author of the espionage trilogy, “The Heat of Ramadan,” “The Nylon Hand of God,” and “The Devil’s Shepherd,” and co-author of the New York Times best seller “In the Company of Heroes” and “The Night Stalkers.”  For six years, Hartov helmed “Special Operations Report” as Editor-in-Chief.  He currently serves as a Task Force commander in the New York Guard and is writing a new novel.  A superior thriller, dark and exciting. . . . The finest sort of espionage thriller.- Publishers WeeklySuspenseful action and twisty plotting. . . . a fine beat-the-devil tale.-Kirkus ReviewsThe gripping take, full of twists and turns, rockets from New York to Washington, D.C., to Casablanca and thence to the Algerian Sahara.  It’s climax is a hair-raiser.-Lake Oswego Review