Crouched behind the dashboard,half hidden by the surrounding bushes,he could see figures silhouetted on the same dirt track they had driven down only an hour ago. They were calling to each other,their torch beams probing the night. And then Fuentes heard something that early made his heart stop. The distant sound of a man screaming,in intense drawn-out terror and pain.
Introducing Luke Carlton - ex-Special Boat Service commando,and now under contract to MI6 for some of its most dangerous missions.
Sent into the steaming Colombian jungle to investigate the murder of a British intelligence officer,Luke finds himself caught up in the coils of a plot that has terrifying international dimensions.
Hunted down,captured,tortured and on the run from one of South America's most powerful and ruthless drugs cartels and its psychotic leader thirsting for revenge,Luke is in a life-or-death race against time to prevent a disaster on a truly terrifying scale: London is the target,the weapon is diabolical and the means of delivery is ingenious.
Drawing on his years of experience reporting on security matters,Crisis is Frank Gardner's debut novel. Combining insider knowledge,up-to-the-minute hardware,fly on the wall insights with heart-in-mouth excitement,Crisis boasts an irresistible,visceral frisson of authenticity: smart,fast-paced and furiously entertaining,here is a thriller for the 21st century.
'As might be expected from the BBC's security correspondent,it is the reportage that keeps you gripped.'- The Standard
Publisher: Transworld Publishers LtdISBN: 9780857503169Number of pages: 576Weight: 388 gDimensions: 198 x 127 x 34 mm
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Full of tomorrow's headlines,Crisis is a nerve-shredding thriller with an intimate knowledge of the world it portrays. This is intelligent,high-voltage story-telling of the very highest order.Written by someone who has been there,done that and knows what it's about,Crisis is a thriller you just can't put down.Gardner knows his subject - and it shows. A rattling good read.Fast,taut,tense,accurate. A terrific read.A terrific page-turner.Frank Gardner has written a fast and exciting story rooted in the present horrifying dangers that surrounds us. Crisis is brimful of an insider's insights and reeks of authority.Follows the path pioneered by Frederick Forsyth...authenticity seeps from every page...this is a promising start.Impressive . . .Gardner's debut begins at speed and scarcely draws breath thereafter.Few thriller debuts possess the confidence and verve of Frank Gardner's CRISIS...a book of exhilarating panache.A seriously compulsive page turner.Combines insider knowledge with heart-in-mouth excitement.Action-packed...the book's title scarcely does justice to such a thrilling read.Fast moving.Irresistible...smart,authentic and always entertaining...high-voltage storytelling at its best and worthy of Frederick Forsyth or John le Carre.Gardner obviously has an up-to-the-minute understanding of contemporary warfare and he is also a very good writer. This is a thrilling adventure.Gardner is a dab hand at ratcheting up the tension...a must read.A compelling read.
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