The Iraqi Provocation — Larry Soderquist

In The Iraqi Provocation, Larry Soderquist's second Eric Berg Mystery, the body of an Iraqi graduate student lies mangled outside his dorm, ripped apart by a bomb. Professor Eric Berg, a former military police lieutenant who works with the campus police, is soon caught up in a series of brutal murders and an assassination attempt -- a trail of events that leads him to Baghdad, Washington and beyond. Spies and high-level government officials cross Berg's path as he teams up with Kate Michaelman, a detective with whom he shares a smoky past, to discover the hidden truth. Larry Soderquist's second Eric Berg Mystery delivers exquisite suspense and a captivating conclusion readers won't soon forget.