During those fateful weeks before Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, a fragment of radio intercept had referred to Qubth-ut-Allah, a devastating secret weapon that could rain death and destruction on the Allied forces. Despite Allied scepticism, Major Mike Martin, an SAS man who can pass as an Arab, is sent into Kuwait to assess Iraqi strength and help the resistance. What he discovers there takes him into the heart of Baghdad, where he is to 'run' the Iraqi spy known as Jericho, the sleeper who might be prepared to provide vital information for money. It is a highly dangerous operation, the results of which cause the Allies to delay their ground assault for four days - while Martin parachutes into the Iraqi mountains on the most hazardous mission of his life: to find and destroy Qubth-ut-Allah - the Fist of God.

弗·福赛斯（Frederick Forsyth, 1938~）

国际政治惊悚小说大师，最受情报界推崇的间谍小说作家。他的小说用新闻写作的手法，以翔实的事实调查为基础，并充满精确的技术细节。他笔下的人物具有高智商的逻辑思维、训练有素的专业性、坚决彻底的执行力、快速的危机处理和应变能力，堪称项目策划实施的至高典范。

福赛斯本人的经历很传奇：6岁就曾试图搭载美军坦克去诺曼底参战，16岁偷偷单独驾驶双翼飞机翱翔蓝天，19岁成为英国皇家空军史上最年轻的战斗机飞行员。能讲英、法、德、俄、西班牙等多国语言，曾任英国路透社、BBC记者，深入局势动荡地区采访时，曾与雇佣兵、职业刺客、军火贩子等打过交道，多次在流弹中死里逃生。

福赛斯对世界各国的政治主张、历史恩怨、宗教矛盾、民俗风情、特种部队、间谍手法、武器装备等了如指掌，他的小说素有“杀手指南”“间谍培训手册”之称。他对国际阴谋和情报的敏感与前瞻性，让美国中情局、英国密情局、以色列摩萨德等情报机构不得不时时关注着他。

2012年2月16日，英国“犯罪小说作家协会”（CWA）授予福赛斯终身成就奖——“钻石匕首奖”(Cartier Diamond Dagger)。