LARA & URI

Full Name:	Lara Edmond and Uri Levin
Nationality:	American,Israeli
Organization:	FBI
Occupation	Agent

Creator:	Jack Winnick
Time Span:	2010 - 2020

ABOUT THE SERIES

Lara Edmond is an agent with the FBI.

Uri Levin is an agent with Mossad.

At 41 years of age, Uri Levin is painfully aware (literally and figuratively) that he "is too old for the kind of field work he routinely does as part of the Metsada, the Special Operations arm of Mossad." He has been a squad leader in the ultra-secret Kidon, "responsible for carrying out captures and assassinations in the neighboring Arab countries", and was seriously considering stepping down when a mission to Lebanon to take out an old acquaintance and current terrorist leader went sideways and four of his teammates lost their lives. The intel they did retrieve with the raid would prompt his temporary transfer to the States and his new partnership with Edmond.

Levin is described as being handsome with his face and arms deeply bronzed with "large hands and surprisingly thick forearms richly covered in hair. The hair on his head was black, curly and thinning in front. He reminded [people] of a young James Caan".

At 31 years old, Lara Edmond, an analyst for the FBI, was getting more frustrated with her current situation - mainly her chauvinistic, condescending supervisor. She had some time back gone through the anti-terrorist training program and was certified to do field work but it had been felt that her attractiveness would prove troublesome - she "would stand out like the proverbial sore thumb" - so she went into the analysis side of the fight and found she relished it and was very good at it. She was exceptional at decoding and she was a whiz with computers. It was she and her group who uncovered intel which would tie in with the data Levin's raid.

She is described as being very attractive with a petite, trim, and athletic body, having blonde hair and blue eyes, the latter being especially intense.

When the analysis of both sets of intel reveals a major terrorist act on an American city in just a couple of days, the powers that be decided it was vital for the two to head up a task force to prevent the catastrophe.

That will not be the last time the two will work together.

BOOKS

Number of Books:	5
First Appearance:	2010
Last Appearance:	2020


1			East Wind Written by Jack Winnick Copyright: 2010 "A violent explosion kills thousands and destroys an entire beachfront community in Los Angeles, and while the president attempts to keep the public calm about reports of a nuclear device, the government receives a call warning that similar attacks will be launched on other American cities unless all aid to Israel is terminated."

2			Devil Among Us Written by Jack Winnick Copyright: 2013 "A New York synagogue is leveled by an explosion on Yom Kippur. Hundreds are killed and maimed. An investigation indicates Jewish members were responsible. But were they? Simultaneously, the threat of an organized Muslim Brotherhood attack on Israel looms on the horizon. FBI agent Lara Edmond and Mossad field agent, Uri Levin are assigned the dangerous task of solving this new attempt to stop the U.S. from providing aid to Israel."

3			Devil In False Colors Written by Jack Winnick Copyright: 2016 "A vicious attack on a Jewish school in California spawns an international chase for the criminals. FBI agent Lara Edmond teams up again with Mossad assassin Uri Levin as the scope of the terror widens."

4			The Date Farm Written by Jack Winnick Copyright: 2018 "An enemy of the United States launches an attack on a Beverly Hills shopping mall, killing and injuring hundreds. The same group then attacks the largest bank buildings in New York City attempting to find a precious resource. The FBI's Lara Edmond is paired with Mossad's Uri Levin in an attempt to stop this gang."

5			Waterworks Written by Jack Winnick Copyright: 2020 "A group of terror-driven international thugs threatens the nation's drinking water with a terrible poison. Who is responsible? Can the team of Lara and Uri once again find and stop these anti-American criminals? The very life of the nation is at stake!"

MY COMMENTS

It is important to remember that while I have taken the liberty of 'naming' this series 'Lara & Uri', neither the author nor the publisher has used that designation for the near half-dozen books in this series.

Now, the series is definitely about the two of them since they have near equal standing in each of the 5 adventures. I just do not know if the author felt the series really belonged to one or the other instead of both as an unofficial partnership. They are ad-hoc partners, put together by fate and learning to rely on each other but in each of the adventures, they start out on their own

GRADE

My Grade: B+

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