The book is based on the real event in 1979 when Arab militants took over the Holy Kabaa and had to be removed by force after great loss of men and prestige by the Saudi Royals. The whole saga is brought forward by at least 30 years into 2012. The action was a bit too much to digest as the protagonist, sultry Sasha seemed to be the female version of John Rambo, killing and maiming at will. And I also found it unbelievable why Rashid had not killed the bad guy before as he had every opportunity to do so. I got good insights into the internal frustrations of the Saudi society especially the way Royals are taking over every business and the close relationship with Islamic clergy. Similar model is also followed in Pakistan, when trying to control religious fundamentalism. I guess the model works if you throw a lot of money at it, but than which model wouldn't work with billions of dollars? Probably explains why the cash strapped Pakistani model isn't working.
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