Frank Gardner

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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.

Lleno de los titulares del mañana, Crisis es un thriller con un profundo conocimiento del mundo que retrata. Es inteligente, narración de alta tensión de primer orden, comparable con lo mejor de John

El 6 de junio de 2004, en un tranquilo suburbio de Riad, el corresponsal de Seguridad para la BBC, Frank Gardner, y su cámara, Simon Cumbers, cayeron en una emboscada de militantes islamistas. Simon murio en el acto y Frank, a quien dispararon por la espalda mientras huia resulto herido en el hombro y en la pierna. Ya en el suelo, rogando por su vida, lo acribillaron a una distancia muy corta.Contra todo pronostico, sobrevivio. Este es el magnifico relato del agonizante y esperanzador viaje que ha realizado desde que sufrio el atentado de Al Qaeda.

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

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